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Monument at the high point |
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The ammo box contains the register book |
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El Capitan as seen from the top of Guadalupe Peak |
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From up here, you can see more evidence of the ancient reef which forms the Guadalupe mountain range. |
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Ancient Sea |
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Most of the area east of Guadalupe Peak was underwater about 250 million years ago. |
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Looking north |
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The high country is forested and contains different types of flora & fauna than the desert floor below |
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A look at the trail on the way back down |
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Bridge across a cliff section of the trail |
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There are a few places with steep dropoff next to the trail, but nothing where I was 'exposed' |
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Prickly Pear cactus and other flowers along the trail |
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Another view looking down to the highway |
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