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Google Earth view of the Hellhole Canyon hike, looking east. The track stops just a bit above where we think Maidenhair Falls was supposed to be. The dark splotches in the canyon towards the bottom of the image are palm trees
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To the left is the "Riding and Hiking Trail." We go to the right.
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It's a little sandy here on an alluvial fan
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Barrel cactus. We only saw two or three of these
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They look furry when the sun is shining on them from behind
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Not so furry up close! We saw lots of these.
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And we saw lots of these nasty plants
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These were pretty common, too
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This ocotillo cactus is starting to grow leaves after the rains from the last couple of days
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Ths sign says "The didn't bring enough water"
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The trail up to the canyon
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Blossoms on an otherwise dead-looking plant. Unfortuately my camera focused on the plant instead of the flowers
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Looking back down the trail
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Looking up ahead
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X marks the spot!
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This cactus reminds me of a tropical fish
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The trail climbs out of the wash
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Our first view of palm trees in the canyon
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A grinding hole in the middle of the trail
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Another grinding hole a few dozen feet further on
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Many more palm trees up ahead
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