Spring Flowers

A trip through the deserts of southern California and southwestern Arizona during March features lots of fine scenery. The Joshua Trees in the Antelope Valley are about to bloom, while the San Gabriel Mountains have heavy snowcover. On the other side of the mountains lies the LA megalopolis, seemingly far away from this vantage point.

Near Sun City in the Phoenix area, lupines bloom profusely by the roadside.

I travel Interstate 10 west of Phoenix fairly often, several times a year. Usually it's a boring trip but this spring the brittlebush are blooming to da max!

At the eastern edge of California's Imperial Valley, the Algodones Dunes tower above the landscape. The day I passed thru the dunes was harsh, with a 30 mph wind kicking up blowing sand in many areas.

Crystalline skies reveal a stark and beautiful landscape in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, in San Diego county, California.