RHH's photos with the keyword: anza-borrego desert

The Slot

The Slot

RHH
08 Feb 2024 22 10 156
Another photo of The Slot from Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in southern California - hiked by my wife and I this past January.
Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs

RHH
08 Feb 2024 9 4 101
These are more of the Sky Art Sculptures in the desert around the town of Borrego Spins, California. The two here are supposed to be an Allosaurus and a Carnotaurus.
Barrel Cactus and Ocotillo

Barrel Cactus and Ocotillo

RHH
07 Feb 2024 20 5 140
Photographed in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park along the Hellhole Canyon trail, the cacti are Southwestern Barrel Cactus and the Ocotillo in front of them is a very young plant (they grow to be about fifteen feet tall). The smaller sunlit plant at the base of the cacti is a young Brittlebush.
Backlit Cholla

Backlit Cholla

RHH
07 Feb 2024 12 6 128
I believe this is Gander's Cholla. It was photographed along the Hellhole Canyon trail in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Hellhole Canyon

Hellhole Canyon

RHH
06 Feb 2024 17 7 157
These California Fan Palms were photographed in Hellhole Canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. We were hiking to Maidenhair Falls when the photo was taken.
They Didn't Bring Enough Water

They Didn't Bring Enough Water

RHH
06 Feb 2024 7 6 134
This bit of humor was at the start of the Hellhole Canyon trail in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It says "They Didn't Bring Enough Water," an essential for hiking in the desert.
Agave and Creosote Bushes

Agave and Creosote Bushes

RHH
05 Feb 2024 19 7 128
Two very common plants in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park are Desert Agave and Creosote Bush, both of which are in the photograph, taken along the Hellhole Canyon Trail in the park.
Ocotillo

Ocotillo

RHH
05 Feb 2024 15 12 139
This is a young stem of an Ocotillo plant. Ocotillo is common in parts of the desert southwest of the United States and Mexico. It is not a cactus though many identify it as such. This example was photographed along the Hellhole Canyon trail in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Rainbow

Rainbow

RHH
30 Jan 2024 20 9 145
The last night of our stay in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, we camped in the mountains and had heavy rains and high winds with gusts to 80 miles per hour. Coming down from the mountains we stopped several times to photograph this rainbow. It was at times partially doubled as can barely be seen on the left of the photo, which was taken with my phone.
The Slot

The Slot

RHH
27 Jan 2024 19 6 141
This is another photo from one of our hikes in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in southern California. The hike was only a couple of miles but took us through this narrow canyon where in places we had to turn sideways to get through and in others scramble or climb a bit.
Sky Art Sculpture

Sky Art Sculpture

RHH
27 Jan 2024 12 4 106
This was one of the "Sky Art" sculptures we photographed in the desert around the town of Borrego Springs in southern California. These sculptures include prehistoric creatures, fantasy creatures and people and objects from the area's history.
Chuparosa

Chuparosa

RHH
20 Jan 2024 15 6 129
This was one of the few wildflowers we saw on our trip and it was blooming everywhere in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California. It is the shrubby Chuparosa, a favorite of hummingbirds.
Culp Valley Overlook

Culp Valley Overlook

RHH
08 Jan 2024 14 7 112
This was the overlook at Culp Valley overlook in Anza-Borrego Desert Park..
Palo Verde

Palo Verde

RHH
08 Jan 2024 22 11 158
Photographed in the garden at the visitors' center fof Anza-Berrego. This is a Palo Verde tree.
Wolf's Cholla Flower

Wolf's Cholla Flower

RHH
06 Jan 2024 26 11 163
Photographed in the botanic gardens at the visitors' center in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Barrel Cactus Flowers

Barrel Cactus Flowers

RHH
06 Jan 2024 14 9 131
Photographed in the botanic garden at the visitors' center in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Verdin on Ocotillo

Verdin on Ocotillo

RHH
05 Jan 2024 19 9 177
The bird is a Verdin, a species of Tit, and a new siting for me when photographed. It was apparently feeding on the flowers of an Ocotillo when we interrupted its dinner.
Verdin on Ocotillo

Verdin on Ocotillo

RHH
05 Jan 2024 15 6 201
When we saw this Verdin (a species of Tit) on Ocotillo at the Anza-Borrego Visitors' Center, it was a new bird for my life list. It was apparently feeding on the pollen of the Ocotillo flowers.
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