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Waterman Peak, Ironwood Forest National Monument

Posted on December 10, 2020, 10:58 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Day 3 After arriving at the trailhead for Waterman Peak in Ironwood Forest National Monument at 12:30 am, I walked around to locate the trail. Having driven straight from the previous sunset location, I had re-arrange the gear in my new rental car to make room for sleeping before setting up the alarm clock for […]
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Ironwood Forest National Monument’s Ragged Top

Posted on April 30, 2020, 9:28 am, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Part 4 of 5: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Although a primary helper of biological diversity, the desert ironwood tree for which Ironwood Forest National Monument was named is hardly a visually impressive feature. On the other hand, independently from its remarkable biological diversity, you cannot miss the prominent 3,907-foot Ragged […]
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A Tree in Ironwood Forest National Monument

Posted on April 23, 2020, 8:43 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Part 3 of 5: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Of all the North American deserts, the Sonoran Desert is distinguished by its trees – the Joshua Tree growing in the Mojave is a yucca and lacks wood. Desert ironwood trees (Olneya tesota) grow only in the Sonoran, where they are one […]
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