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This old pinon pine near my tent at Mid Hills campground is in a green pocket that escaped the 2005 brush fires

4067-pinon-pine-cactus.jpg Some regrowth at Mid Hills campground, almost five years after the 2005 brush firesThumbnailsI do a test ride to a nearby campsite after fixing the bike's misaligned rear wheel; nice view of Cima Dome from this siteSome regrowth at Mid Hills campground, almost five years after the 2005 brush firesThumbnailsI do a test ride to a nearby campsite after fixing the bike's misaligned rear wheel; nice view of Cima Dome from this siteSome regrowth at Mid Hills campground, almost five years after the 2005 brush firesThumbnailsI do a test ride to a nearby campsite after fixing the bike's misaligned rear wheel; nice view of Cima Dome from this siteSome regrowth at Mid Hills campground, almost five years after the 2005 brush firesThumbnailsI do a test ride to a nearby campsite after fixing the bike's misaligned rear wheel; nice view of Cima Dome from this siteSome regrowth at Mid Hills campground, almost five years after the 2005 brush firesThumbnailsI do a test ride to a nearby campsite after fixing the bike's misaligned rear wheel; nice view of Cima Dome from this site

The pine tree contrasts with a blooming red claret cup cactus and a banana yucca.