At Children’s Pool in San Diego (check out the glow on not just the water, but the rocks, too!)
The near-incandescence of a CA poppy.
Taken with a terrible camera, but I just love the subject and the GLOW! (Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA)
Point Reyes, CA
Thanks Ailsa at Where’s My Backpack for another great theme!
This one features lots of panoramic-type shots 🙂
Lowest point in North America, Badwater Basin (282 feet below sea level), with my first rattie angel, Ronnie Lee aka Fatty ❤
Death Valley Sand Dunes!
Amazing sedimentary layers at Aguereberry Point, pushed up on one side so they’re tilted at a diagonal by tectonic plates.
The salt-encrusted valley floor at Badwater Basin, looking down from Dante’s View.
Eureka Valley Sand Dunes, Northern Death Valley region.
Death Valley is the largest park in California, and one of the largest in the country. There’s nothing else like it; truly magical, it is one of my favorite places I’ve ever been to.
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Another great theme from Where’s My Backpack =)
Ocotillo flowers!
Sunrise’s pink-washed mountains next to the Borrego Valley.
More of Anza-Borrego’s stunning geology and colors.
At San Fran’s Pet Cemetery. You can build the fences, but you can’t stop the flowers from growing.
Some of Eastern Oregon’s spectacular Painted Hills.
What would a pink-themed post be without a sunset? Point Reyes National Seashore, CA.
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I don’t hesitate to say pink is one of nature’s most dynamic colors. It comes in so many forms and variations, and appears in so many different ways; e.g. in flowers, with sunsets, in geological formations . . . nature’s pink hues are seemingly endless. Here are just a few! Thanks to Ailsa at Where’s My Backpack for the lovely theme =)
Dramatic rainy sunset in Sonoma, CA.
Some of the seemingly infinite amazing geology in the desert southwest, this just outside Zion Nat’l Park in Utah.
One of my favorite cactus flowers: the gorgeous beavertail.
More stunning geology; this one’s just northeast of the Grand Canyon in Southern Utah.
Start with a sunset, end with one–it’s only fitting for PINK! This amazing scene presented itself to me on the north shore of Mono Lake (that’s a tufu tower on the right), reflecting its magical colors onto the surface of the inimitable, salty inland sea.
I can’t resist–like I said, too much breathtaking pink beauty in the natural world. Part 2/2 coming soon!
There’s nothing in the world quite like the wild gardens nature can produce when simply left alone! Here are just a few lovely samples. Thanks Ailsa at Where’s My Backpack for the theme! If you’re wondering about flower type or garden location, just ask in a comment! =)
Ah, love. Romance. They come in countless forms. Here are a just a few of them. Thanks Ailsa at Where’s My Backpack for this week’s theme!
With my wonderful dogger (dog daughter) Batty 🙂
California newts mating.
Elderly people in love ❤
Little redwood loves big redwood!
Bighorn sheep butting heads in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Roosevelt elk butting heads in Praire Creek Redwoods State Park.
Redwood buddies in Humboldt Co.
California newts mating in Sonoma Co., CA. This photo by Rebecca Stanger.
Rooseveldt elk baby nursing in Humboldt Co.
Thanks Ailsa at Where’s My Backpack? for the theme!
I love the delicate little feet of the American avocet.
Can’t for the life of me recall this flower’s name, but their fine little petals so much remind me of parchment paper!
The fine, wispy feathers of the snow egret epitomize avian delicacy to me.
Thanks Ailsa at Where’s My Backpack? for another great Theme!
THE REWILD WEST 