Natural History Wanderings

Borregohiking.com has a wildflower bloom report for Coyote Canyon in Anza-Borrego:

We read reports of hardly any flowers in Coyote canyon.
But while driving up along first crossing, Carla detected a number of them.
So arriving at third crossing we changed our plans and hiked along Coyote creek.

Of course it’s best to start at first or second crossing and head up or down stream.

Most of the flowers are between second and third crossing.

The road has never been better and of course up to first crossing is especially easy. The only obstacle is some soft sand.

There are no flower beds, but still a great variety of flowers

It’s been a while that we’ve seen Western Jimson Weed this big.
False Monkeyflower with tiny flowers., this is one of the few places in the park where you can find them.

See full trip description, photos and more reports at: Borregohiking.com.