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After crossing Crescent Pass on Nevada 164, I'm coasting downhill when I see this huge joshua tree by the highway

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6085-nevada-164.jpg As I climb down into the canyon leading to Malpais Spring, I'm greeted by pink cactus and range ratany flowersThumbnailsDesert dudleya growing in West Edgar Canyon #3As I climb down into the canyon leading to Malpais Spring, I'm greeted by pink cactus and range ratany flowersThumbnailsDesert dudleya growing in West Edgar Canyon #3As I climb down into the canyon leading to Malpais Spring, I'm greeted by pink cactus and range ratany flowersThumbnailsDesert dudleya growing in West Edgar Canyon #3As I climb down into the canyon leading to Malpais Spring, I'm greeted by pink cactus and range ratany flowersThumbnailsDesert dudleya growing in West Edgar Canyon #3As I climb down into the canyon leading to Malpais Spring, I'm greeted by pink cactus and range ratany flowersThumbnailsDesert dudleya growing in West Edgar Canyon #3

How old is this joshua tree, given that they only grow a few inches per year? I'm riding downhill now, into a chilly headwind. Where did that nice tailwind go that helped push me up the hill?