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<\/a>On the last day, we had sourdough pancakes with eggs (cooked to order \ud83d\ude42 and bacon. Then it was time to break down camp. Jack and Dorie drove home while I wanted to do a quick hike up Yaqui Peak. Srisuda thought that was nuts since temperatures were getting into the 90’s. I ended up being rewarded for my craziness by running into a herd of bighorn sheep and a while later a ram, ewe, and a lamb. I also paid a bit of a price with a 1\/2 inch thorn that I had to extract from my shin after the hike and a big, fat thorn from a little barrel cactus that I managed to let me poke into my little toe. The latter required attention on the trail. Pulling of the shoe (should have worn boots) was quite painful since the thorn was stuck deep in the toe and also securely attached to the shoe. I freed my foot, but the thorn stayed in the shoe. It turned out to be a very strong one about 1.5 inches long. To stop the bleeding I taped up my foot. Fortunately, I was able to walk normally with minor discomfort and got back to the truck in good time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Great desert weekend, but it’s starting to get a bit warm out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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