Pencil Cholla Cactus (Opuntia arbuscula) - grows in sandy and gravelly plains, valleys and washes.
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- Yosemite National Park - May 2006
- Black and white picture of El Capitan, Cloud's Res...
- Inspiration Point - El Capitan is on the left, Clo...
- Inspiration Point - you can see Bridalveil Falls o...
- black and white picture of Inspiration Point
- Yosemite Falls as seen from the valley floor - Yos...
- Rock in the river
- Merced River - Yosemite Falls flows into this river
- Yosemite Valley - due to the flooding from melting...
- Yosemite Valley - view from El Capitan Meadow
- Yosemite Falls as seen from the meadow in the vall...
- Bridalveil Fall - This waterfall is 620 feet high ...
- Bridalveil Fall showing a huge mist cloud created ...
- view of Half Dome from the Mirror Lake trail - Hal...
- Ribbon Fall - The highest, single-drop waterfall i...
- El Capitan - this, the largest monolith of granite...
- Half Dome - one of the most famous and recognizabl...
- Half Dome - This giant dome of granite was origina...
- Half Dome rises about 4,737 feet above the valley ...
- The last bit of sun on Half Dome as the sun goes d...
- North Dome - the Native Americans of the region ca...
- Yosemite Falls - the 5th tallest waterfall on eart...
- the very top of Yosemite Falls
- Upper Yosemite Falls - this part of the falls is 1...
- Lower Yosemite Falls - This part of the falls is 3...
- Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)- this guy wandered...
- Ground Squirrel - you can't go too far without see...
- Happy Isles - The Merced River flows around severa...
- The American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migra...
- Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) - This bird is...
- Pacific Dogwood trees (Cornus nuttallii)- these tr...
- Dogwood flowers
- Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) - this pla...
- The lower part of Mirror Lake - It is an easy, 1 m...
- Sign at Mirror Lake showing the landmarks surround...
- Mirror Lake - the final hike of the trip and what ...
- The reflection of Mt Watkins in Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lake - I just sat here for a while, marveli...
- Mirror Lake - Mt Watkins is on the left
- Mirror LakeIt is easy to see how the lake got its ...
- Carrizo Plain - May 2006
- Pronghorn Antelope
- Western Rattlesnake #1
- Western Rattlesnake #2
- Western Rattlesnake #3
- This 1st Gopher Snake sighting on Carrizo Plain
- This is the second Gopher Snake I saw that day
- Some birds on the Carrizo Plain
- Tidy Tip
- Yellow Pincushion (Chaenactis glabriuscula) - bloo...
- Thistle Sage (Salvia carduacea) - blooms March thr...
- Thistle Sage
- Farewell To Spring (Clarkia amoena) - can be foun...
- This may be the last of the spring bloom on Carriz...
- There is still some color on the hills at Carrizo ...
- Desert Tarantula (Aphonopelma chalcodes) on Highwa...
- Desert Tarantula - despite its large size and almo...
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Joshua Tree National Park - Mojave Desert region (...
- Joshua Tree National Park - a rock climber's haven
- Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) - a member of the Y...
- Joshua Trees
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Great Basin Whiptail Lizard (Cnemidophorus tigris ...
- Great Basin Whiptail Lizard - these lizards can ru...
- Great Basin Whiptail Lizard - this guy is pretty m...
- Western Diamondback Rattlesnake crossing the road
- Side Blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana) - This is...
- The hills were covered with Dune Evening Primrose ...
- Wooly Amsonia (Amsonia tomentosa) - Paiute Indian...
- Bladder Pod
- Chia (Salvia columbariae) - Grows in sandy washes ...
- Bigelow Monkey Flower (Mimulus bigelovii) - The 2-...
- Goldfields (Lasthenia galbrata) - can grow 6-12 in...
- Arroyo Lupine (lupinus succulentus) - tall plants ...
- Dune Evening Primrose (Oenothera deltoides) - gro...
- Dune Evening Primrose - White, 4-petaled flowers t...
- Dune Evening Primrose (with a bee inside)
- Hedgehog Cactus with blooms - The plant itself is ...
- Hedgehog Cactus blooms (Echinocereus triglochidiat...
- Hedgehog Cactus blooms - This is the first cactus ...
- Hedgehog Cactus bloom - the flowers, unlike many o...
- Cholla Garden - located in the eastern part of Jos...
- Silver Cholla Cactus (Opuntia echinocarpa) - grows...
- Silver Cholla Cactus (close up)
- Pencil Cholla Cactus (Opuntia arbuscula) - grows i...
- Cholla Garden - several types of Cholla Cactus, in...
- Cholla Garden
- Sand Verbena (Abronia villosa) - Native Americans ...
- Ocotillo (Fonquieria splendens)A desert plant that...
- Cholla Garden in Joshua Tree National Park
- Cholla Catus at the Cholla Garden
- Silver Cholla Cactus blooms
- Cholla Cactus
- Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata) - This plant is ...
- Desert Bluebell (Phacelia campanularia) - Blooms F...
- Ocotillo (close up)
- Ocotillo (Fonquieria splendens) - Grows in open, s...
- Cottontail Rabbit - near Cottonwood Spring
- Creosote bush at Cottonwood Spring - look close an...
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