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05/01/2011

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

This lovely park is in the 'green desert', so called because this area receives about 10'' of rain in a typical year. This rain is spread through the year and allows far more luxuriant growth than is found in the California desert.

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Ajo Mountain Drive on a Rainy Day

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An Organ Pipe Cactus on the Alamo Canyon Trail

May 1, 2011 4:30:40 PM | Nature, Travel
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