This is an old trip - done in June of last year (2003) but I just created a trip gallery for it. I have lots of trips like this from the past year that I need to get some photo galleries made for them. Anyway, here is one of them...

35-112 Confluence survey

 

What a besutiful area! What are these trees, this is a good shot of them
http://bajataco.com/35_112/enlfr.htm?11
is that fire damage on pine trees? The trunk looks green???

 

Looks like an Agave to me. Or Century Plant...

 

Yes, what you see there are the flowering stalks on an agave plant. I think this particular one is Parry's agave. Other types of agaves are what they make mescal and tequila from

There are tons of different types...

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ja...ictures01.html