The desert blooming in Yellow and Red

Trip Start Mar 18, 2009
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Trip End Mar 31, 2009


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Flag of United States  , Arizona,
Sunday, March 22, 2009

Forget walking down the yellow brick road . . to day we went on a Jeep Run through a Yellow Desert.

The Kofa National Wildlife Refuge was yellow as could be with blooming
Desert Marigolds lining both sides of every wash and along the mountain
sides.

Kofa Queen Valley
Kofa Queen Valley
   Yellow Desert
Yellow Desert








Da Jeeps
Da Jeeps
   Dusty Jeeps
Dusty Jeeps












Red Barrel Cactus
Red Barrel Cactus
  









Another Cactus
Another Cactus
   Close up cactus
Close up cactus













The Desert Mistletoe was absolutely covered with berries.

Desert Mistletoe
Desert Mistletoe











The mountains were spectacular.

Rugged Ridge
Rugged Ridge













The Beaver Tail Cactus were blooming profusely.

Another beautiful Picture!
Another beautiful Picture!
   Beaver Tail Cactus Blooming
Beaver Tail Cactus Blooming









Beaver Tail Cactus
Beaver Tail Cactus











And all manor of other flowers were blooming.

Desert Pincushion
Desert Pincushion
   Penstemon - Pink Bells of the desert
Penstemon - Pink Bells of the desert









Mexican Poppies
Mexican Poppies
   Scorpion Weed
Scorpion Weed









Tiny red flowers .. .
Tiny red flowers .. .














We stopped and had lunch in the sun . .  .

Lunch - at a wide spot
Lunch - at a wide spot











The Saguaro's are plump with water from the November rains.

Saguaro with Brittle Bush
Saguaro with Brittle Bush
   Saguaro Cactus
Saguaro Cactus













Airing Up
Airing Up










Jackie Whedbee
Jackie Whedbee


Jackie Whedbee
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