Barry M. Goldwater Range, AZ. / Bright red Ocotillos (Fouquieria splendens) close-ups, in Tinajas Altas Mountains. Leaves turn red as dry season follows wet season. 22001V6

Barry M. Goldwater Range, AZ. / Tinajas Altas Mountains, with dawn's light on cottontop cactus (Echinocactus polycephalus) and creosote bush (Larrea tridentata).2001H7

Sauceda Mountains, BLM, near Ajo, AZ / Mexican Poppies (Eschscholtzia californica) flowering amid cracks in hillside boulder. 32001V4