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    View south from the Cottonwood Springs Nature Trail.
    California fan palms (Washingtonia filifera) within the Cottonwood Springs Oasis.
    Desert spiny lizard (Sceloporus magister) at Cottonwood Springs.
    California fan palms (Washingtonia filifera) within the Cottonwood Springs Oasis.
    Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) within the Cottonwood Springs Oasis.
    Cottonwood Springs Oasis.
    Mojave poppy (Eschscholzia glyptosperma).
    Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail - Mastodon Peak Loop.
    Mojave yucca (Yucca schidigera) along the Cottonwood Springs Nature Trail.
    Cottonwood Springs Nature Trail - Mastodon Peak Loop.
    Cottonwood Springs Nature Trail - Mastodon Peak Loop.
    Acton encelia (Encelia actoni) along the Cottonwood Springs Nature Trail.
    Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) along the Cottonwood Springs Nature Trail.
    Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) along the Cottonwood Springs Nature Trail.
    Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback) along the Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail.
    Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) along the Cottonwood Springs Nature Trail.
    California barrel cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus).
    Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) along the Cottonwood Springs Nature Trail.
    Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) along the Cottonwood Springs Nature Trail.
    Desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua).
    Yellow cups (Chylismia brevipes).
    Chuckwalla cholla (Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis) along the Cottonwood Springs Nature Trail.
    Hiking along the Cottonwood Springs Nature Trail - Mastodon Peak Loop.

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