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Guadalupe Mountains National ParkThe old cabin in the park's highcountry is one of many remnants settlers left behind.
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Pratt Cabin was built in 1932 as a summer retreat for Wallace Pratt and his family.
NPS Photo - Doug Buehler
Wallace Pratt had this stone cabin built in the heart of McKittrick in 1932.
 
Humans have frequented the Guadalupe Mountains for over 10,000 years, from early hunter-gatherers, settlers, and military, to entrepreneurs, ranchers, geologists, and conservationists. In many instances, there is little evidence of their stay, and we are must carefully piece together the circumstances of their lives. But for many, the historic structures, ruins, remnants, and written record vividly recount their existence in this majestic landscape.
Flowers of the desert willow are perfectly formed for the fat, rounded bodies of bees.  

Did You Know?
The long narrow leaves of the desert willow (Chilopsis linearis) gives it its common name, but it is not a true willow. It is beautiful when in bloom, and provides valuable nectar for hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and other insects.

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