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Twin Spires Hike - KOFA National Wildlife Refuge Arizona, USA

Another visit to the wonderful KOFA (King of Arizona) region. Low desert, rugged mountains and home to a variety of wildlife including mule deer, mountain lion, desert tortoise and a multitude of birds.
g4/63/548463/3/139989332.lsKL0zk3.jpg Twin Spires Hike
Twin Spires Hike		 Scouting out the path for the next day's hike
Scouting out the path for the next day's hike		 g4/63/548463/3/139989161.nUA5shSh.jpg
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Plan made to follow the wash to the canyon
Plan made to follow the wash to the canyon		 g4/63/548463/3/139989174.qHYrPLhU.jpg Section Marker Found from 1915
Section Marker Found from 1915		 g4/63/548463/3/139989178.PBK2PO2s.jpg
Back at camp, setting up the scopes
Back at camp, setting up the scopes		 g4/63/548463/3/139989183.Z5tvyuPZ.jpg g4/63/548463/3/139989185.LsvzA0Ht.jpg Beginning of the golden hour
Beginning of the golden hour
g4/63/548463/3/139989190.XidfCfLg.jpg Next morning - very hazy
Next morning - very hazy		 After parking about 1.5 miles form camp, we begin the hike
After parking about 1.5 miles form camp, we begin the hike		 Occotillo leaves for a snack
Occotillo leaves for a snack
g4/63/548463/3/139989199.SMD9wr09.jpg Mule Deer antler pair in the wash
Mule Deer antler pair in the wash		 g4/63/548463/3/139989204.Ip9Q66sn.jpg Need I say anything?
Need I say anything?
Calcite laden rock specimen
Calcite laden rock specimen		 The wash jogs east into the canyon
The wash jogs east into the canyon		 One of the Twin Spires
One of the Twin Spires		 g4/63/548463/3/139989312.Dvmsnydx.jpg
Approaching the south wall
Approaching the south wall		 The Twin SPires
The Twin SPires		 g4/63/548463/3/139989315.yVmReKDP.jpg g4/63/548463/3/139989316.PXgRhRRu.jpg
g4/63/548463/3/139989317.dODuG6wg.jpg g4/63/548463/3/139989318.QITWkMTg.jpg Cholla garden
Cholla garden		 g4/63/548463/3/139989320.mDs7t2HG.jpg
g4/63/548463/3/139989321.yaaJZ7Hg.jpg g4/63/548463/3/139989322.Ly9dNhbw.jpg g4/63/548463/3/139989323.Kdk8OkCJ.jpg Looking West toward the camp
Looking West toward the camp
g4/63/548463/3/139989325.jil14w4I.jpg Calcite layer on boulders
Calcite layer on boulders		 g4/63/548463/3/139989327.enCcv5qG.jpg More antlers in another wash
More antlers in another wash
Back at the road
Back at the road		 New Moon and Venus
New Moon and Venus		 M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum
M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum		 g4/63/548463/3/139989331.b5Jfq2OO.jpg

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Martin Lamoon29-Nov-2011 15:17
Wonderful gallery of the wilderness in Arizona, hope you had some great star viewing. V
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