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Ocotillo - Explore

            Ocotillo (pronounced o co TEE yo), also referred to as coachwhip, candlewood, slimwood, desert coral, Jacob's staff, Jacob cactus, and vine cactus) is a plant indigenous to the Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert in the Southwestern United States (southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas), and northern Mexico.

Ocotillo is not a true cactus. For much of the year, the plant appears to be an arrangement of large spiny dead sticks, although closer examination reveals that the stems are partly green. With rainfall, the plant quickly becomes lush with small (2–4 cm), ovate leaves, which may remain for weeks or even months. The bright crimson flowers appear especially after rainfall in spring, summer, and occasionally fall.   ...Wikipedia

I've mentioned it before, but my stay in Big Bend National Park was extremely short, but I was abundantly blessed to be there at that particular time. It had been raining over most of the entire State of Texas for the previous month of April, with only a few dry days. I couldn't have picked a better time to arrive. It was the very end of April, almost going into May when it normally begins to get quite warm, if not hot. But it was actually cold at night, though I was quite warm in my padded sleeping bag in the tent. There are literally hundreds of miles of hiking trails. A four-wheel drive vehicle is a plus.

Explore #319 - May 27, 2016

Taken in: United States / Texas / Brewster (show map)

Taken on: April 26, 2015

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Sets appears in: • Big Bend National Park • Explored

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Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi, f/10.0, 1/40 sec, 27mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Lens:	EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Focal Length:	27mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.5 (Macintosh)
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