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Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas

Below: This is the first rock formation we saw as we entered the park. It was a beautiful day so we picked a trail and went for a hike in the mountains.



Below: There is a tremendous variety of plants in the park, including tall yuccas.



Below: Bill loved all the different cacti.



Below: We hiked to Smith Springs, a natural cold spring creating a shady oasis in the desert.



Below: There were beautiful flowers all along the trail.



Below: The prickly pear were bearing fruit.



Below: This Black Leaf-Footed Bug (Acanthocephala terminalis) was hanging out on a succulent.



Below: There were lots of lizards cruising around but we didn't see any snakes.