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6711-barrel-cactus.jpg Ah ha, I spot another stray balloon as I hike in the wash toward the south end of Broadwell MesaThumbnailsThe amount of rock strewn about in "South Broadwell Wash" increases as I continue hikingAh ha, I spot another stray balloon as I hike in the wash toward the south end of Broadwell MesaThumbnailsThe amount of rock strewn about in "South Broadwell Wash" increases as I continue hikingAh ha, I spot another stray balloon as I hike in the wash toward the south end of Broadwell MesaThumbnailsThe amount of rock strewn about in "South Broadwell Wash" increases as I continue hikingAh ha, I spot another stray balloon as I hike in the wash toward the south end of Broadwell MesaThumbnailsThe amount of rock strewn about in "South Broadwell Wash" increases as I continue hikingAh ha, I spot another stray balloon as I hike in the wash toward the south end of Broadwell MesaThumbnailsThe amount of rock strewn about in "South Broadwell Wash" increases as I continue hiking

These robust cacti don't seem to mind the surrounding heat-absorbing volcanic rocks. Hiking here in the summer, or even late spring, would probably be a slow and tough process.