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The Mojave Desert is a dry place, but I see a lot of green sprouts, happier than me about last night's rain storm

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8384-plants.jpg I hate my decision: I'm going to pack up and cancel my hike into the Newberry Mountains, even though I'm camped at my trailheadThumbnailsWhile packing up, the tent wants to be a kite; I discover that one of my tent poles has been bent by the windI hate my decision: I'm going to pack up and cancel my hike into the Newberry Mountains, even though I'm camped at my trailheadThumbnailsWhile packing up, the tent wants to be a kite; I discover that one of my tent poles has been bent by the windI hate my decision: I'm going to pack up and cancel my hike into the Newberry Mountains, even though I'm camped at my trailheadThumbnailsWhile packing up, the tent wants to be a kite; I discover that one of my tent poles has been bent by the windI hate my decision: I'm going to pack up and cancel my hike into the Newberry Mountains, even though I'm camped at my trailheadThumbnailsWhile packing up, the tent wants to be a kite; I discover that one of my tent poles has been bent by the windI hate my decision: I'm going to pack up and cancel my hike into the Newberry Mountains, even though I'm camped at my trailheadThumbnailsWhile packing up, the tent wants to be a kite; I discover that one of my tent poles has been bent by the wind

All this rock and sand was wet and cold last night during the rain storm, yet no sign of the rain remains this morning, except for some extra humidity in the air.