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Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas.
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Looking down on the El Capitan rock face from the summit.
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Large centipede.
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Views from the initial ascent.
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Steps leading up to the switchbacks.
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Looking back down onto the vigorous switchbacks and the trailhead parking lot.
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The trail gets tight along the cliffs in places.
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Continuing onward along the cliffside.
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Indian paintbrush along the route.
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The second vertical pitch is on the far side of the first mountain.
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The trail winding its way up the mountain.
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Views over Salt Flat, Texas.
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The shiny pyramid marks the summit and the state highpoint of Texas.
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Sign in box at the summit.
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Looking out across the desert for miles.
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Head back down the way you came.
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Trailside view looking down on El Capitan rock face.
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Views of the backcountry campsite two-thirds of the way up the trail.
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A wooden bridge allows hikers to navigate safely around the cliffs.
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Steps on the far side of the mountain.