The living rock cactus is flat, spineless, & easily overlooked except when adorned by a gorgeous pink bloom. I found these above the Hot Springs
A couple of dikes on the near ridge line (the reddish rock exposed by erosion of the softer sedimentary layer)
Led more than 70 week-long Sierra Club service projects & b’packing trips in Texas Trans-Pecos. Wilderness 1st responder. Degrees in English & History from UT-Arlington. Retired journalist. Avid environmentalist & feminist. Very progressive. Love Classical guitar, rockabilly, classical, & country music. Photos mostly by me
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