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Feb 6, 2013 12:40 PM EST
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Travel Diary: How A City Girl Finds Solace In The Arizona Desert

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They may look like they belong in a Tim Burton film, but these mesquite trees, indigenous to the Mexican and Southwest area, produce naturally sweet bean pods that can be processed into flour. (Read: the new healthy alternative to gluten-free cookies.)

Photographed by Diana Nguyen

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