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As the trail rises toward Teutonia Peak, we pass through a patch of junipers

4688-teutonia-peak.jpg We start seeing the occasional Desert four o'clock bush with its intense magenta flowersThumbnailsA Banana yucca sends out a fresh bouquet on the way up Teutonia Peak TrailWe start seeing the occasional Desert four o'clock bush with its intense magenta flowersThumbnailsA Banana yucca sends out a fresh bouquet on the way up Teutonia Peak TrailWe start seeing the occasional Desert four o'clock bush with its intense magenta flowersThumbnailsA Banana yucca sends out a fresh bouquet on the way up Teutonia Peak TrailWe start seeing the occasional Desert four o'clock bush with its intense magenta flowersThumbnailsA Banana yucca sends out a fresh bouquet on the way up Teutonia Peak TrailWe start seeing the occasional Desert four o'clock bush with its intense magenta flowersThumbnailsA Banana yucca sends out a fresh bouquet on the way up Teutonia Peak Trail

On a really hot day, the shade from these trees would be welcome.