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Creation date / 2001 / Week 11 / Saturday
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Julie warms in the sunrise Location: Pete's, just outside Hueco Tanks We were camping in our car at Pete's since we arrived at 4 AM and couldn't get to our campsite. That thing on the horizon is Hueco Tanks. Those rocks are big.
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Pete's humble home Location: Pete's, just outside Hueco Tanks
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Waiting for Pete Location: Pete's, just outside Hueco Tanks to come and get his money
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What you can't tell Location: Pete's, just outside Hueco Tanks is how cold it was! Although it was mid-March in Texas, the desert can get very cold, especially when the sun is down or behind the clouds.
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Waiting to get into the park Location: the gates of Hueco Tanks While the crowds at Hueco aren't huge, they only let 50 people go climbing there each day--thus the lines. Luckily, we had reservations for both camping and climbing.
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Setting up camp Location: our Hueco Tanks campsite
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Warm-up boulder Location: Warm-Up Boulder, Hueco Tanks Our first bit of climbing at warm-up boulder
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A little fox near warm-up boulder Location: Warm-Up Boulder, Hueco Tanks We had a visitor watching us climb. Can't spot him? Look almost exactly in the center of the photo.