I climb over the next hill and recognize my location as the end of the south fork of Globe Mine Road
Date: April 24, 2008, 14h59
Red cactus flower buds near my tent
I've seen quite a few cactus flowers already on this trip, but these tight red buds have a glossiness that makes them look like plastic. I'm stopping to see if maybe they are just some kind of foreign matter that got stuck to the plant.