This phenomenal desert plant is actually a type of cactus called an Ocotillo. It is somewhere between 10-15 ft tall and has super sharp thorns all down its stems. It blooms big in the spring with bright red flowers at its tips.
This flower is called the Desert Star
I sneaked a picture of Greg not looking at wildflowers through the branches of the Ocotillo! :) All those pretty little stem leaves are disguising extremely sharp thorns. Watch out!
This gorgeous flower is called the Desert Five-Spot. It only opens up this far in late afternoon. Look how perfect the formation of the five red spots are. Creation is so amazing!
Not only did Anza-Borrego have beautiful meadows and mountains, it also had deep canyons and rock outcroppings. Awesome! Again, it is always difficult to show how deep this canyon really was.
"Okay, this area is very guy-like, so you can take my picture now."
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