Here in Southern California's Coachella Valley, the desert is made up of sand and rocks and lots of plants. There's creosote bush, mesquite, and lots of other stuff as well as smaller plants. There are even some sand dunes.
In years when mother nature is generous with her winter moisture the desert can become a beautiful carpet of flowers. As I reported in one of my recent posts, we drove more than 100 miles to Amboy, CA, to view the wildflowers blooming there. If we had only been a little more patient we could have seen much the same display right here in our backyard. The hills, normally brown, have turned light green and the desert floor is covered with a colorful carpet of blooming wildflowers.
The snow-capped mountain peak in the background of the photo above is majestic Mt. San Gorgonio, rising to 11,502' above sea level; the tallest peak in Southern California.
It's all so beautiful to see but heck on allergies.
I awoke at 3 am this morning unable to breathe through my nose. Because it is so warm in the daytime and mild at night we have taken to leaving the windows open opposite our bed. Not anymore! We'll try to keep those allergens outside where they belong.
Even the birds had their Easter Bonnets on as they paraded through the wildflowers. These Quail were at their finest.
Happy Easter
2 comments:
Where did you find the picture of Sand Mountain? It doesnt look like that know. BLM put up orange markers for the new trail system. You can go to www.sandmountain-nv.org and they have a few pics up of teh new markers.
Kev
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