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A couple of aggressive yellowjacket wasps follow me as I slowly rise up this part of Borrego Canyon

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134402-borrego-canyon.jpg I see fragments of animal trails here and there in Borrego Canyon, probably created by animals like these cowsThumbnailsI sit down for a moment in the little bit of shade provided by this tree in Borrego CanyonI see fragments of animal trails here and there in Borrego Canyon, probably created by animals like these cowsThumbnailsI sit down for a moment in the little bit of shade provided by this tree in Borrego CanyonI see fragments of animal trails here and there in Borrego Canyon, probably created by animals like these cowsThumbnailsI sit down for a moment in the little bit of shade provided by this tree in Borrego CanyonI see fragments of animal trails here and there in Borrego Canyon, probably created by animals like these cowsThumbnailsI sit down for a moment in the little bit of shade provided by this tree in Borrego CanyonI see fragments of animal trails here and there in Borrego Canyon, probably created by animals like these cowsThumbnailsI sit down for a moment in the little bit of shade provided by this tree in Borrego CanyonI see fragments of animal trails here and there in Borrego Canyon, probably created by animals like these cowsThumbnailsI sit down for a moment in the little bit of shade provided by this tree in Borrego Canyon

The two-weeks worth of salt and sweat on my skin is really attractive to them. I pick up my hiking speed a little here, despite the 90+-degree heat of the day, hoping to evade the wasps that I'm allergic to!