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Pappy Jon
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Volcanoes and Flowers
Yes, this is not Baja.
Yes, it is Mexico.
Yes, it is Sonora.
Yes, it is only 30 miles below the border.
Yes, it is close enough.
Location: El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
Brittlebush and Cerro Colorado.
Brittlebush.
Ocotillo and Cinder cone.
Ocotillo and Cinder cone.
Brittlebush and Cinder Cone.
Saguaro Sunset.
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
of life." Ed Abbey
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bajabuddha
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Gorgeous! My ol' stompin' grounds. Was just north of there last week on I-8, the stretch east of Gila Bend was lit up bigtime, all the trees in
bloom too. Thanks for the memories.
bb
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Pappy Jon
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Now for a few flowers.
Twinning milkweed.
Teddy bear (jumping) cholla.
Hedgehog cactus flower.
Ocotillo flowers.
Crusty fella and a prickly friend.
[Edited on 3-25-2016 by Pappy Jon]
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
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StuckSucks
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Spectacular - thanks! I went thru there a few weeks ago and the desert was happy (as evidenced by your photos).
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Udo
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Terrific photos, thanks for taking the time to post here.
It is people like you that make this board a happy place.
Udo
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4x4abc
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any Primroses this time of the year?
Harald Pietschmann
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Pappy Jon
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For the most part El Nino was not very kind to this region. There were patchy annuals, and they were all very puny when I did find them. I didn't see
any dune primrose, and only one small sand verbena.
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
of life." Ed Abbey
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bajabuddha
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I did see a few primrose in the hills east of Gila Bend, not many. Behind ABC's primrose are some gorgeous purple verbena. Never seen much fragrant
sand verbena (white variety) except up north on the Colorado Plateau.... it's my fave of all desert blooms; opens at dusk and actually 'exhales' its'
sweet pollen/fragrance (purple verbena not so much fragrant). I've lain in many a field of it as the sun set, and covered in migrating butterflies.
Ahhh, to have one more 100-year-bloom. Thinkin' of heading that-a-way late April-ish and hope to catch a few...... again, great pics.
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bajabuddha
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BTW Pappy, there's been a lot of back-country travel warnings in that area for the last 5+ years, especially Organ Pipe..... were you with a group,
pro or friends, or just going solo? I used to spend days out at Cerro Rojo and Colorado...... camped and boondocked many, many times. How is the
commercial traffic there now? Love to go back someday.
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bajajudy
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Gorgeous! Thanks
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Spectacular! Great photos and beautiful landscape. THANKS.
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David K
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Thank you Jon!
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Hey Jon, do you have more? Please!
Harald Pietschmann
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it was grand looking at the photos! those flowers are just spectacular!
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Pappy Jon
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Quote: Originally posted by bajabuddha  | | BTW Pappy, there's been a lot of back-country travel warnings in that area for the last 5+ years, especially Organ Pipe..... were you with a group,
pro or friends, or just going solo? |
I was solo. I did see a few tourist types out there. No buses. I stopped at Organ Pipe and asked about security. They said no problem. I had the
campground to myself for two nights. In addition to the tourist loop around Elegante I also camped one night out near McDougal Crater.
[Edited on 3-26-2016 by Pappy Jon]
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
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Pappy Jon
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De nada.
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
of life." Ed Abbey
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Pappy Jon
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I took over 500 images. Many have hit the trash, and there are only a few I like. Here are a few more. Many are a variation on the same theme.
Brittlebush at Cerro Colorado.
Brittlebush at Cinder Cone.
Ocotillo at El Elegante.
Ocotillo and Cinder Cone.
Brittlebush Flowers.
Saguaro Spines.
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
of life." Ed Abbey
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Don Jorge
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Thank you for the photos and trip report!
| Quote: Originally posted by Pappy Jon |
I took over 500 images. Many have hit the trash, and there are only a few I like. Here are a few more. Many are a variation on the same theme.
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It is difficult to capture the early morning and late afternoon light on a camera yet your photos do so brilliantly.
Nothing like the Sonoran Desert is there?
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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Very, very nice.
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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Barry A.
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Outstanding shots of an very special place!!!!
Thanks, PappyJon
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