Pictures: Lyle Such
Camera: Canon 5d Mkiii
It was wildflower season in Califorinia, so we decided to take a trip down to Anzo Borrego State Park to check out the colors. It was our first time there during the bloom, so we really didn't know what to expect.
It was immediately obvious that this trip would be a success. We didn't have to go very far and we found heavy concentrations of wildflowers in bloom.
Yellow, pink and purple seemed to be the dominant colors.
We also had a side-mission. We were there to collect caterpillars for Thu's classroom. Again we weren't sure if we would find them, but after talking to someone at the visitor center, we knew where they would be.
The caterpillars were everywhere, feeding on the blooming flowers. Good for the caterpillars, not so much for the flowers!
I tried to capture how vast the fields of flowers were in the valley.
I knew these things existed, but didn't know where they were. We found them on our way out.
We weren't sure what exactly this thing was. A dinosaur-rat hybrid?
After driving around checking out the flowers, we decided to take a short hike. We had been up this path once before, but this time it was a little more colorful.
This group of bighorn sheep drew a big crowd. They were very peaceful, minding their own business, except for the rowdy one which was pestering another enough that they would get into an occasional head-butting contest. It was intense to watch, and the power when they collided was impressive.
The oasis at the end of the trail.
