Starting off on the Ryan Mountain Trail.
Looking out west from the Ryan Mountain Trail.
Desert blue bells (Phacelia campanularia) along the Ryan Mountain Trail.
View up toward the summit of Ryan Mountain.
View north from the summit of Ryan Mountain (5,457 ft).
View west to San Jacinto Peak (10,804 ft) from Ryan Mountain.
View northwest to Lost Horse Valley and the Hidden Valley area of Joshua Tree National Park from Ryan Mountain.
View of Cap Rock from Ryan Mountain.
View east over Queen Valley toward Jumbo Rocks from Ryan Mountain.
Chuckwalla cholla (Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis) and Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) at the summit of Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park.
Unidentified aster species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
Unidentified lupine species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
Hikers along the Ryan Mountain Trail.
Birstly fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata) along the Ryan Mountain Trail.
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosisssima) along the Ryan Mountain Trail.
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
Juvenile common chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater) along the Ryan Mountain Trail.
Desert mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua).
Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosisssima) along the Ryan Mountain Trail.
Lichen along the Ryan Mountain Trail.
Bearded cryptantha (Cryptantha barbigera).