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At the bottom of the valley, an uninterrupted patch of grey-green bunch grasses grows

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5927-cliff-canyon-peaks.jpg I pass by a few junipers and see that I'm descending into an unusually green-looking little upland valleyThumbnailsOn the edge of the now-dry wet area are lots of tiny yellow flowersI pass by a few junipers and see that I'm descending into an unusually green-looking little upland valleyThumbnailsOn the edge of the now-dry wet area are lots of tiny yellow flowersI pass by a few junipers and see that I'm descending into an unusually green-looking little upland valleyThumbnailsOn the edge of the now-dry wet area are lots of tiny yellow flowersI pass by a few junipers and see that I'm descending into an unusually green-looking little upland valleyThumbnailsOn the edge of the now-dry wet area are lots of tiny yellow flowersI pass by a few junipers and see that I'm descending into an unusually green-looking little upland valleyThumbnailsOn the edge of the now-dry wet area are lots of tiny yellow flowers

The soil here is cracked, which suggests that the valley holds water for extended periods of time.