Death Valley, California

Valley of Flowers
Turtleback
Closeup of Phacelia
Painted Hills
Coreopsis Closeup
Owens Valley
Dead Creosote
Snowy Mountains
Popcorn Flower
Chocolate Cliffs
Avalanche Cliff
Coreopsis

The spring of 2005 brought abundant rains to Death Valley, resulting in the most spectacular wildflower bloom in decades. Several friends and I impulsively decided to make the long, long drive over a long weekend in late March, and were abundantly rewarded. An essay on this bloom, “Chasing Beauty,” can be found in the Travels section of this site.