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Flatiron gets a flag

We carried a flag up to the top of the peak above the Flatiron on the Fourth of July and put it at half mast to honor the 19 Granite Mountain Hot Shots that died in the Yarnell fire the previous weekend.

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Set to carry the flag to the top of the Flatiron in the background
Set to carry the flag to the top of the Flatiron in the background		 One of the slippery-er sections
One of the slippery-er sections		 Hummingbird and agave blooms
Hummingbird and agave blooms		 Hard to get a shot of an early stage agave bloom this close
Hard to get a shot of an early stage agave bloom this close
Hard to get a shot of a later stage agave bloom this close
Hard to get a shot of a later stage agave bloom this close		 But it helps when someone holds it while you take the shots
But it helps when someone holds it while you take the shots		 The flag on the tip of the Flatiron. We were resting here a minute before taking it up to the summit above the Flatiron.
The flag on the tip of the Flatiron. We were resting here a minute before taking it up to the summit above the Flatiron.		 Agave on the Flatiron
Agave on the Flatiron
Agave bloom
Agave bloom		 Pepsi near the summit above the Flatiron
Pepsi near the summit above the Flatiron		 We lashed the flag to a dead agave pole at half staff
We lashed the flag to a dead agave pole at half staff		 Happy Fourth of July
Happy Fourth of July
Back down and into the sweltering heat
Back down and into the sweltering heat		 Time for a beer and a bar-b-que
Time for a beer and a bar-b-que		 The coyote sundial says its just after 3pm
The coyote sundial says its just after 3pm

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