Watch out for tortoises! They like to sunbathe on the trail sometimes. Adults are easy to avoid but this one was the size of a golfball !!!!

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Watch out for tortoises! They like to sunbathe on the trail sometimes. Adults are easy to avoid but this one was the size of a golfball !!!!

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New Trail Markers courtesy of AMC and City of Scottsdale <br>
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The lizards are almost always up for a game of tag

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Jan 22, 2016

“Watch out for tortoises! They like to sunbathe on the trail sometimes. Adults are easy to avoid but this one was the size of a golfball !!!!”

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New Trail Markers courtesy of AMC and City of Scottsdale <br>
Photo by ClimbPHX.com

Watch out for tortoises! They like to sunbathe on the trail sometimes. Adults are easy to avoid but this one was the size of a golfball !!!!

The lizards are almost always up for a game of tag

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A few random boulders seen out in the McDowel Mountain area. Photo by Tony Bubb, 12/03.

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