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I suppose this leaning barrel cactus will eventually fall over like the one I saw on the trail a short while ago...

163712-cave-spring.jpg Hmm, a leaning barrel cactus aheadThumbnailsLife in a tilted world for this barrel cactus near Cave Spring, Mojave National PreserveHmm, a leaning barrel cactus aheadThumbnailsLife in a tilted world for this barrel cactus near Cave Spring, Mojave National PreserveHmm, a leaning barrel cactus aheadThumbnailsLife in a tilted world for this barrel cactus near Cave Spring, Mojave National PreserveHmm, a leaning barrel cactus aheadThumbnailsLife in a tilted world for this barrel cactus near Cave Spring, Mojave National PreserveHmm, a leaning barrel cactus aheadThumbnailsLife in a tilted world for this barrel cactus near Cave Spring, Mojave National PreserveHmm, a leaning barrel cactus aheadThumbnailsLife in a tilted world for this barrel cactus near Cave Spring, Mojave National Preserve

The dark volcanic rock here is shiny and hot to the touch in the late-afternoon sun.