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It's really windy up here on Pinto Mountain, so I often find myself holding my hat straps to help keep the hat on my head

4300-pinto-mountain.jpg I take a break on a hill on Pinto Mountain at about 5870 feet elevation, munch on an energy bar and enjoy the viewsThumbnailsAs I walk along a hillside on the north side of Pinto Mountain, I almost step on this low cactus which camouflages nicelyI take a break on a hill on Pinto Mountain at about 5870 feet elevation, munch on an energy bar and enjoy the viewsThumbnailsAs I walk along a hillside on the north side of Pinto Mountain, I almost step on this low cactus which camouflages nicelyI take a break on a hill on Pinto Mountain at about 5870 feet elevation, munch on an energy bar and enjoy the viewsThumbnailsAs I walk along a hillside on the north side of Pinto Mountain, I almost step on this low cactus which camouflages nicelyI take a break on a hill on Pinto Mountain at about 5870 feet elevation, munch on an energy bar and enjoy the viewsThumbnailsAs I walk along a hillside on the north side of Pinto Mountain, I almost step on this low cactus which camouflages nicelyI take a break on a hill on Pinto Mountain at about 5870 feet elevation, munch on an energy bar and enjoy the viewsThumbnailsAs I walk along a hillside on the north side of Pinto Mountain, I almost step on this low cactus which camouflages nicely

Despite the hot sun, the wind is keeping the temperature down in the 70s up here.