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Battlefield against Nature's Forces

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Sparse, low-lying, wind-torn vegitation shortly below the summit of Mount Baldy holds its ground against sometimes fierce winds on the highpoint of the San Gabriel Mountains. June 15, 2008

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lcarreau

Those winds are

Voted 10/10

very important in bringing moisture
from the ocean to the Sierra
Nevada and beyond to the Great
Basin of Utah. They can also be
a 'curse' to firefighters trying
to extinquish blazes. A blessing
and a curse upon the land, so to
speak! Excellent photo, Guido!!!

Posted Jun 24, 2008 11:38 am