Switchback VS Cholla Cactus: Demonstration of Removing Cactus and Wound Care
None of us are perfect at heeding our own advice! I should have known better than to venture out into the cacti in my flip flops, even "just for a minute," and nature quickly reminded me. At least I had the tools to take care of it safely.
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