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A barrel cactus has detached from its hillside garden and tumbled down into Juniper Spring wash

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7015-juniper-spring-wash.jpg Juniper Spring wash is an easy descent as it winds down the north side of the New York MountainsThumbnailsSporadic accumuations of juniper berries create dark spots on the floor of Juniper Spring washJuniper Spring wash is an easy descent as it winds down the north side of the New York MountainsThumbnailsSporadic accumuations of juniper berries create dark spots on the floor of Juniper Spring washJuniper Spring wash is an easy descent as it winds down the north side of the New York MountainsThumbnailsSporadic accumuations of juniper berries create dark spots on the floor of Juniper Spring washJuniper Spring wash is an easy descent as it winds down the north side of the New York MountainsThumbnailsSporadic accumuations of juniper berries create dark spots on the floor of Juniper Spring washJuniper Spring wash is an easy descent as it winds down the north side of the New York MountainsThumbnailsSporadic accumuations of juniper berries create dark spots on the floor of Juniper Spring wash

The root system is quite shallow for such a bulky plant; no wonder they lose their footing once in a while