Indian Cove, JTNP in Fall Colors
Even in Fall, colors are there to see. Always interesting to see changes during the year. Navigation workshops in this area teach you not to rely on your GPS or app...but to use your Noodle!
Poppies at Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve, Lancaster CA
California state flower, the poppy orange color is a total crowd-pleaser even in drought years.
Ocatillo in Bloom, JTNP
You don't always get to see one this full and healthy in bloom. Ocotillo are efficient desert-dwellers that drop leaves in the summer to conserve energy, avoiding the need for photosynthesis, becoming semi-dormant until weather cools and moisture arrives.
White Desert Evening Primrose and Desert Sand Verbena, Anza Borrego
In 2017, the right conditions were achieved when substantial rain fell in early winter and lingered gently longer keeping temps cool. Rain, and no heatwave with less wind allowed these plants to put on a big show.
Poppies & Wildflowers Near the Reserve
Cream Cups
Poppies Aren't the Only Game in Town
Purple Owl's Clover Stands Out in a Crowd
Seventeen Palm Oasis, Anza Borrego
