Lone Pine

Joshua Tree

Yucca brevifolia

Red Cliffs Natural Preserve, Red Rock Canyon State Park, California, May 10, 2015

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Red Cliffs Natural Preserve

an unexpected photo stop.

Red Rock Canyon State Park, California, May 10, 2015

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Scale Bud

Anisocoma acaulis

Red Cliffs Natural Preserve, Red Rock Canyon State Park, California, May 10, 2015

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Desert Calico

Loeseliastrum matthewsii

Red Cliffs Natural Preserve, Red Rock Canyon State Park, California, May 10, 2015

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Red Cliffs Natural Preserve

Red Rock Canyon State Park, California, May 10, 2015

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Creosote Bush

Larrea tridentata - with maturing seeds.

Red Cliffs Natural Preserve, Red Rock Canyon State Park, California, May 10, 2015

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Red Cliffs Natural Preserve

Red Rock Canyon State Park, California, May 10, 2015

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Red Cliffs Natural Preserve

Red Rock Canyon State Park, California, May 10, 2015

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Panamint Mountain Lupine

Lupinus magnificus magnificus

Horseshoe Meadows Road, Lone Pine, California, May 11, 2015

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Sierra Nevada Mountains

snow-capped mountains with old sagebrush in the foreground.

Horseshoe Meadows Road, Lone Pine, California, May 11, 2015

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Alabama Hills

we came here to see the Mobius Arch, but there was a lot more of interest.

Horseshoe Meadows Road, Lone Pine, California, May 11, 2015

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Alabama Hills

Lone Pine, California, May 11, 2015

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Cottontop

Echinocactus polycephalus - growing in an incredibly dry environment.

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, May 10, 2015

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Beavertail Cactus

Opuntia basilaris

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, May 11, 2015

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Small Arch

we thought this was the Mobius Arch at first and were quite laughably disappointed.

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, May 11, 2015

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Mobius Arch

we had a bit of difficulty locating this arch, but it was worth the effort.

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, May 11, 2015

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Silver Cholla

Opuntia echinocarpa

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, May 11, 2015

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Western Desert Penstemon

Penstemon incertus - due to runoff, there was a lot in bloom near the road.

Horseshoe Meadows Road, Lone Pine, California, May 11, 2015

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Chia

Salvia columbariae

Horseshoe Meadows Road, Lone Pine, California, May 11, 2015

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Mountain Bluebird, male

Sialia currucoides - difficult to get close to.

Last Chance Meadow, Inyo National Forest, Lone Pine, California, May 11, 2015

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