"Ancient Waves"
Carrizo Badlands and ancient fossil reefs seen from the Domelands area of the Coyote Mountains Wilderness in Southern California.
Finally getting around to working on my portfolio galleries a little bit and this is the latest addition. More here: https://photos.alex-kunz.com/-/galleries/portfolio/color-work-current
#Desert #Photography #California #Badlands #DesertPhotography #SanDiego #AnzaBorrego #LandscapePhotography #Photography
Well, turns out that I've photographed that exact spot multiple times over the years, from slightly different angles! 😆 So I've combined the three that I like into a little blog post:
https://www.alex-kunz.com/canyon-sin-nombre-wall-texture-x3/
Sin Nombre Canyon Wall Detail for #TextureTuesday (late night edition😜)
I've hiked and photographed Canyon Sin Nombre in Anza Borrego Desert State Park many times, and I hope that I will never get tired of it. :)
Three more here: https://www.alex-kunz.com/light-sculpts-the-land/
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San Diego native plant #423 for #FloralFriday and such:
Senna covesii
This perennial herb in the pea family goes by many, many common names: Coues Senna (not a typo), Cove Senna, Coves Cassia, Dais, Desert Senna, Rattlebox, Rattleweed! One pea pod is visible in the photo. When dried, the seeds in it will rattle.
Photographed in the North Pinyon Mountains of #AnzaBorrego Desert State Park, California; February 2026.
#NaturePhotography #FlowerFriday #BloomScrolling #Florespondence #Flowers
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is already blanketed in wildflowers
https://misryoum.com/us/lifestyle/anza-borrego-desert-state-park-is-already-blanketed/
Wildflower seekers typically must wait until February or March to see blankets of color in Borrego Springs but, thanks to the early autumn rain, the blooms are arriving early. Last weekend, visitors walking through Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and...
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Native San Diego plant #421:
Stillingia linearifolia
Stillingia linearifolia is a perennial herb in the Euphorbiaceae family and commonly known as Narrow-leaved Stillingia or Queen's Root. Photographed in Plum Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2026.
#BloomScrolling #Flowers #AnzaBorrego #Desert #NaturePhotography #CloseUp #Florespondence #California #NativePlants
Native San Diego plant #420:
Caulanthus californicus
This one's commonly known as California Mustard (but also going by Guillenia lasiophylla and Streptanthus lasiophyllus as alternative scientific names). Photographed at the summit of Sentenac Mountain in the North Pinyon Mountains of Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
#BloomScrolling #Flowers #AnzaBorrego #Desert #NaturePhotography #CloseUp #Florespondence #California #NativePlants
Native San Diego plant #422 in my ever-growing collection: Eremothera refracta.
Commonly known as Narrow-leaved Primrose, Narrowleaf Suncup, here it is seen growing out of granitic gravel in a wash in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California.
My entire loot: https://www.alex-kunz.com/photos/native-wildflowers-chaparral/
#BloomScrolling #Flowers #AnzaBorrego #Desert #NaturePhotography #CloseUp #Florespondence #California #NativePlants
"Phantasmagoria"
Surreal mud hills of the Borrego Badlands against the south-facing slopes of the Santa Rosa Mountains; Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2026.
Blog post: https://www.alex-kunz.com/its-there/
#AnzaBorrego #Badlands #Desert #Twilight #LandscapePhotography #Dusk #PhotoBlog #BlogPost #FantasticLandscapes #SanDiego #SouthernCalifornia #SonoranDesert
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