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09/20/2014
Barrel and cholla cacti.
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02/01/2015
Cholla cactus.
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09/26/2014
Elephant Knees Butte in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
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09/26/2014
Cracked mud.
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09/20/2014
Sunset view in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
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09/20/2014
An ironwood tree and a field of ocotillos in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
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09/20/2014
Field of ocotillos
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02/01/2015
Chuparosa flower.
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09/26/2014
Coyote footprints in the caked mud, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
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09/26/2014
Split Mountain Wash.
Emily Pennington
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03/26/2017
Wildflowers open up in Borrego Palm Canyon.
Emily Pennington
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03/26/2017
Cactus blooms near Indianhead Peak.
Emily Pennington
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03/26/2017
Brittlebush near the trailhead of Palm Canyon.
Emily Pennington
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03/26/2017
Brittlebush blooming on the road into the park.
Emily Pennington
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03/26/2017
Barrel cacti blooming with Indianhead Peak towering in the background.
Emily Pennington
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03/26/2017
Incredible views from the summit of Indianhead Peak.
Emily Pennington
Photo Date:
03/26/2017
Fun rock scrambling just off of the Palm Canyon Trail in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Emily Pennington
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03/26/2017
Sunset view on along the ridgeline of an alternate trail in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Emily Pennington
Photo Date:
03/26/2017
There are plentiful swimming holes to cool off in!
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
11/05/2017
Tarantula heading back to its den.