prickly pear

If there is one reason to wear long pants when you hike in the desert, it's the prickly pear. They are everywhere and their spikes are very long and sharp. I cannot count the number of times I have been concentrating on making an image and I go to move my tripod just a little bit, take a step, and *wham* prickly pear in the ankle. Or even worse -- have you ever done … [Read more...] about The Prickly Pear, Texas