While waiting for the stars to come out, I hiked around the desert in western Utah at the IBEX Hardpan Backcountry Airstrip... basically a dry lakebed for airplanes.
This plant is one of my favorites due to their strange appearance. Wiki says: The drug ephedrine, an antidepressant and decongestant, is made from this and other Ephedra species. A tea can be made by boiling the stems,[2] whence the common name, "green Mormon tea".
Had a great night under the Milky Way. Stayed up until 5:20 AM capturing the stars.

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