Photographer: Josh Eckels
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Wind Cave Trail at Usery Park
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Lots of pokers
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Thorny branch
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Gently sloping hills at the trailhead
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Nicely symmetric cactus
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Ridgeline just barely getting hit with sunlight
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Silhouetted cactus
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Desert plains
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Erosion at its finest
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Green-trunked tree and bench
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Clear view of the caves
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Lots of nothing
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Mini-caves
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Twisty cactus
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A very sick cactus
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Smog on the horizon
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Cute little buds
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Fuzzy pricklers
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Towering spikes
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Flipsy about to flip
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