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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Unusual Sights


Here are a few photos of unusual objects in the desert around Tortugas Mountain. These hooks are from former mining activities on the east side of the mountain.

Cholla fruit at a late stage of ripening.

A barrel cactus in the last stages of decay.















Butterfly on a late-blooming Apache Plume.

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