The following images were all taken near the same location, ~29.2862491607666/113.258575439453:
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From the map I thought there would be palms in this arroyo
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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No palm trees found in No Palm Arroyo
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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The one palm in one Palm Arroyo up close
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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I hiked up the real Valley of the Palms
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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Around every corner were more and more palm trees
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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A 'torched' palm tree in front of a rock formation in the Valley of the Palms
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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Around every corner were more and more palm trees
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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Around every corner were more and more palm trees.
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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I'm told this is not high grade obsidian
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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Around every corner were more and more palm trees
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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Palm seeds collecting below the Mother Tree
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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Around every corner were more and more palm trees
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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I climed to 350 feet above sea level before the palm trees thined out
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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The last palm tree in the Valley of the Palms
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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I started climbing back down out of the Valley of the Palms
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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Climbing back down out of the Valley of the Palms
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Climbing back down out of the Valley of the Palms.
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Climbing back down out of the Valley of the Palms
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Finally the water appeared again below the Valley of the Palms
Taken on 2006-04-9 .
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The intrepid kayaker posing in John's Palm Valley
Taken on 2006-04-8 .
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John Somers next to the first adult palm tree in Palm Valley
Taken on 2006-04-8 .
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The intrepid kayaker posing in front of a tree in Palm Valley
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Giant wasp in Palm Valley
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Rattlesnake in Palm Valley
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Rattlesnake in Palm Valley.
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A second adult palm tree in Palm Valley
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Doug Hamilton in front of a third adult palm tree in Palm Valley
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John Somers and Don Fleming in front of tree in Palm Valley
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Palm seeds in Palm Valley
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A classic double palm tree in Palm Valley
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Group photo in front of the douple palms
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There were fewer than a dozen palms in this whole valley
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Cave in the wall of Palm Valley
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John Somers hiking in Palm Valley
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Feral cat prints in the sand of Palm Valley
Taken on 2006-04-8 .
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Dry waterfall in Palm Valley
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Don Fleming hiking in Palm Valley
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Mammiary cactus in Palm Valley
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Eliphant tree stump in Palm Valley
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Palm valley continues for a long time with not more palm trees
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Don Fleming and John Somers climing a rock in Palm Valley
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John Weed and Doug Hamilton in Palm Valley
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John Weed calls this area the Color Room
Taken on 2006-04-8 .
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John Weed, Dave Harry and Don Fleming climbing down from the Color Room
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fisherman's chair
Taken on 2003-04-21 .
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boobies in flight
Taken on 2003-04-21 .
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Patrick off Punta Roco
Taken on 2003-04-21 .
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cave at Punta Roco
Taken on 2003-04-21 .
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Patrick in front of cave at Punta Roco
Taken on 2003-04-21 .
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inside cave
Taken on 2003-04-21 .
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Punta Roca ahead of us
Taken on 2003-04-20 .
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Patrick landed at lagoon
Taken on 2003-04-20 .
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Pulpito behind lagoon entrance
Taken on 2003-04-20 .
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lagoon entrance
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lagoon
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dead sea turtle at lagoon
Taken on 2003-04-20 .
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dead dolphin at lagoon
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rocky point
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spire of rock with osprey nest
Taken on 2003-04-20 .
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osprey landing on nest
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Candeleros rock
Taken on 2003-04-20 .
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Candeleros point
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Punta Roco ahead
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Patrick paddling towards Punta Roco
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Start of Punta Roco area
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Small rock at start of Punta Roco
Taken on 2003-04-20 .
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Pulpito Point viewed from Punta Roco
Taken on 2003-04-20 .
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landing beach before Punta Roco
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beach at start of Punta Roco
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butterflies at Punta Roco
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stripe tailed lizard
Taken on 2003-04-20 .
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fin whale tail
Taken on 2003-04-20 .
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another kilo of marijuana
Taken on 2003-04-20 .
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gull eggs
Taken on 2003-04-20 .
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whale vertibrae standing
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Patrick photographer
Taken on 2003-04-20 .
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Last beach before Punta Roco
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my tent at start of Punta Roco
Taken on 2003-04-20 .
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