Ladder
Canyon trail--without the ladder.
Rock
formation in painted canyon
Colors
of painted canyon.
Chuparosa--one
of the few flowers in bloom.
California
barrel cactus with flower
Close-up
of barrel cactus flower and buds.
Ruby-throated hummingbirds on feeder at Indian Canyon visitor
center.
Left: female. Right: the other kind
Joshua
Tree National park, Covington trail.
Just
to prove we were actually in Joshua Tree Park
Another
image from the Covington Trail, in case you didn't think this was a desert.
Hidden
Valley in Joshua Tree park.
Identifying
the Nolina, an agave found in these parts.
Some
folks just can't find enough to keep them busy.
Lunch
on the Lost Horse Mine trail--sheltering in the mouth of an abandoned gold mine
to get out of the 40-50 mph wind gusts. Pretty cozy, but no gold.
Thousand
Palms Oasis.
Fringe-toed
lizard at Thousand Palms. He's only a couple of inches long. No threat.
Rare
pupfish in the pool at Thousand Palms.
the
San Andreas fault at Thousand Palms. This could be a threat.
Lost
Palms Oasis trail in the Cottonwood Springs area of Joshua Tree Park.
Lost
Palms Trail
...and
another magnified lizard.
