Ed was the volunteer doing parking lot duty this morning.
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He show us his hat and told us about his trip to the Galapagos Islands.
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Volunteers manning the registration table at the Cypress Creek Community Center pavilion.
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This one room rock school house served the community from 1908-1942.
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I think this is a cane cholla cactus.
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Cactus, pasture and hills under an overcast sky.
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Carlen was on his way back in.
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This man is visiting from Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Joanne and another walker with her cute dog.
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Oak tree and clouds.
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Spanish Moss covered many of the trees. (What they used to stuff car seats with back in the 20s.)
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Three walkers topped a hill on there way back in.
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More cactus and a dead tree reaching for the sky.
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A nice rancher we stopped to talk to showed us a lamb that was only hours old.
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Another hill.
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Pasture full of stumps and logs with a broken windmill in the background.
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Our checkpoint volunteer had orange slices and water for us.
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Old farm equipment rotting away.
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Pretty roses on a bush near the checkpoint.
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We are now headed back in passing walkers who are headed out.
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A view of the creek bank and some threatening clouds.
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The start/finish area was a busy place.
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