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I start seeing a few wildflower blooms along Highway 164, so I pull over to walk around for a closer look

1547-mallows.jpg I start seeing the occasional Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) in flowerThumbnailsI start riding, and sometimes walking, the 10-ton bike up Castle Peaks Road, the final leg of today's tripI start seeing the occasional Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) in flowerThumbnailsI start riding, and sometimes walking, the 10-ton bike up Castle Peaks Road, the final leg of today's tripI start seeing the occasional Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) in flowerThumbnailsI start riding, and sometimes walking, the 10-ton bike up Castle Peaks Road, the final leg of today's tripI start seeing the occasional Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) in flowerThumbnailsI start riding, and sometimes walking, the 10-ton bike up Castle Peaks Road, the final leg of today's tripI start seeing the occasional Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) in flowerThumbnailsI start riding, and sometimes walking, the 10-ton bike up Castle Peaks Road, the final leg of today's trip

A few orange desert mallow bushes are blooming in this area.