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<br /><;pr:lce, and silver-s+-el!lrn'"1 ~zr!n , Lrokt"n by !;mal ., 'ides ani! rrountain
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<br />;,ntermediate clev'ltions of' .~hl' rnesn uJ:1 !,lp.:.~9.u r':.f'~ons. ,.'lrr;e areas in
<br />the ~)pper P1.sin Uf"o lomnn+-,cd by t.-i ~ ~b'!"Ush ~III1 rel'!.te; ver,ef ation.
<br />~~.'l.rl:1 of the stre"!."!lS are hor'ler..d by en' '-nr.woods. .....!1l2ws. "'nl S'llt cedar.
<br />Scattered cottonwoods ':.nrl chokp~hc!T:es 70..... in ',he ~l'J:"l...ons -.r. 'h the
<br />cliff rose. .~he re,luud. rulrl blue?ol'<..onl i:--,e. A pro^,.3:. m 0- vildfloW"ers
<br />carpets !ll!'lIlY rooun:ain parks, _:,' lo.....!;!r "lev'l' ions 'U". 'U"eas are a.L-nost,
<br />completely kvoid of plant li"e wtJ.l(. o'.her sec' i 'f:::. lrf sprinkled wi-:_h
<br />deser' shrubs ,Toshua trees. ''!'.her \:"'Jcca plants, l.11d S"lj'''tlar<> Cltc': i, so~
<br />of '.he l'l."':er ill 'Ult plvr':s !"1 ~hinr olD "'-e ::-: he; ,-'!1'. '~c:1sior:a11y,
<br />cot ton'.,lood!l or lesE'!""" 'Wi llo'Ws 'U"e founi "l.lorw d~ser" nt rell.":lS v:' ".n T:"teS-
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