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El Pinacate: MacDougal
El Pinacate Biosphere Reserve.  Sonora, Mexico.
The area of MacDougal and Molina Craters.  "Verdugo" and "Trebol" are the names on Mexican topographic maps.  MacDougal is the second largest and third deepest of the craters.  Molina is an unusual three-lobed crater.  Not sure what 'Verdugo' means but 'Trebol' means "Cloverleaf," which is rather appropriate.
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Fallen Giant
The low rainfall makes for slow decay.


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The low rim of MacDougal Crater sweeps around the midground maybe a mile away.

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Cactus Flat, prime saguaro habitat east of MacDougal Crater.

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Ocotillo Still Life

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The edge of Molina Crater graced by golden light.

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Molina Crater Campsite

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Saguaro!  Up close and personal.

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Molina Sunset
Just the beginning...


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Molina Sunset
The blazing yellow phase...


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Molina Sunset
Not over yet...


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Molina Sunset
This is a wide angle shot!!


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Desert Marigolds

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Weathered lava; the textures of nature.

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The southern rim of MacDougal Crater.

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Pyramid Cone lies a few miles beyond MacDougal Crater.

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That midground slope just below the Sierra Pinacate is the far rim of Molina Crater (otherwise hidden).

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Scattered saguaros eke out life (and death) on the floor of MacDougal Crater.

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Molina Crater
Volcan Trebol, in Spanish. "Cloverleaf"


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Desert Marigold

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The pinacate beetle leaves its trademark tracks upon a dune.

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Cerro La Silla lies on the edge of the Gran Desierto.

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More Tracks upon the dunes.

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Sand forms on the face of a dune.

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Sand ripples on the face of a dune.

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Molina Crater
Compare the amount of greenery in this picture.


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MacDougal Crater
A mosaic panorama...pictures don't do it justice.


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Ocotillo Flowers

 
   
 
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