The rewards of a wet spring are myriads of intricate and beautiful desert wildflowers. Today's run was 13 miles with 2000 feet elevation gain. I took time to capture the beauty of the day, which is probably what I should do more often. Here are a few of the flowers I came across. Some I know the names of and some I don't.
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| Claret cup cactus |
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| Evening Primrose |
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| Sand Lily |
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| Phlox |
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| Native trash |
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| Buck brush (Cliff Rose) |
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| Gus is reading the wilderness sign |
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| Mistaken Penstemon |
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| Buckwheat |
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| Silver Lupine |
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| Cockscomb Cryptanth |
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| My new hydration pack that I got for my birthday |
Hahaha! The "native trash" made me laugh out loud. Mistaken penstemon?! What a name for such a pretty flower. And 2000 feet elevation gain? Good grief! I'd stop at every wildflower too! I know that's not your typical routine, but I'm sure glad you stopped to smell the roses. I think the cactus is my favorite. We saw some flowers that I think we're lupine on our hike in Saturday. I'll post a picture. I had to tell Oakley to stop picking them.
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