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Backpacking in Anza-Borrego
Photographer: Josh Eckels
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Setting out
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Let the routefinding begin
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Penguin cactus
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Dead ocotillo
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Cholla skeleton
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Lunching at Alcoholic Pass
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Irresitable at Alcoholic Pass
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Looking west from the pass
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Splitting ocotillo
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Looking down toward Coyote Creek
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Outside the wilderness
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Ocotillo Flat
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Getting up close
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So cuddly
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Water!
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Crackling mud
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Coyote Creek, with water, as advertised
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Looking down into the willows
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Small scale erosion
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Algae in the desert
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Hummingbird being coy
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About to enter the frog condo
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Advanced chilling system
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Twilight approaches
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Pre-dinner lounging
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Getting hungry
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Stars
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Last remnants of daylight
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Moonrise
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Sunrise
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Packing up
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Hanging on for dear life
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Another peek at the creek
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On the ridgeline
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Winding up
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Century plant stalk away!
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Cloud wall/wave
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Grassy plateau
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Under attack
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Dried but standing
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Far ridge
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Quartet
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Lone bone
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Plenty of sage
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Blue skies
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Box canyon
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Trudging downwards
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Flowering ocotillo
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Flowering
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Lone dragonfly
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Ridgetop view
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