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As I get closer to Butcher Knife Canyon, I note some piles of mine tailings on the hillside in the distance

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00058-mine-tailings-800px.jpg For some reason, this meadow near Butcher Knife Canyon is resplendent with small white flowersThumbnailsOn the way up to the mine tailings, I cross a drainage with profuse desert-mallow bloomsFor some reason, this meadow near Butcher Knife Canyon is resplendent with small white flowersThumbnailsOn the way up to the mine tailings, I cross a drainage with profuse desert-mallow bloomsFor some reason, this meadow near Butcher Knife Canyon is resplendent with small white flowersThumbnailsOn the way up to the mine tailings, I cross a drainage with profuse desert-mallow bloomsFor some reason, this meadow near Butcher Knife Canyon is resplendent with small white flowersThumbnailsOn the way up to the mine tailings, I cross a drainage with profuse desert-mallow bloomsFor some reason, this meadow near Butcher Knife Canyon is resplendent with small white flowersThumbnailsOn the way up to the mine tailings, I cross a drainage with profuse desert-mallow blooms

The piles appear to be colour-coded. I decide to head up to that area to look closer.