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I lift up the hood to take a peek inside

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06500-cactus-engine.jpg A little further down the wash, I pass by the old truck againThumbnailsJust beyond the old truck, I stumble upon (and not into) an abandoned mine shaft; it looks like it might be quite deepA little further down the wash, I pass by the old truck againThumbnailsJust beyond the old truck, I stumble upon (and not into) an abandoned mine shaft; it looks like it might be quite deepA little further down the wash, I pass by the old truck againThumbnailsJust beyond the old truck, I stumble upon (and not into) an abandoned mine shaft; it looks like it might be quite deepA little further down the wash, I pass by the old truck againThumbnailsJust beyond the old truck, I stumble upon (and not into) an abandoned mine shaft; it looks like it might be quite deepA little further down the wash, I pass by the old truck againThumbnailsJust beyond the old truck, I stumble upon (and not into) an abandoned mine shaft; it looks like it might be quite deep

A few plants are living inside the engine cavity, including a number of barrel-cactus sprouts. It would be interesting to come back in a couple of years to see if the sprouts continue to grow or if they die off in their confined living space.