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It was Brandon's birthday on Wednesday and my present to him was to take him camping in Joshua Tree. We stopped in to visit with his grandparents in Palm Desert and his grandpa Don took us to his favorite place- the Living Desert. All the animals were out! It was a lot of fun.
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Up close and personal with a leopard!
A Cheetah!
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The biggest bird ever- it was also very angry at me for taking this photo