Anza Borrego Badlands
Read MoreA Smoke Tree in a wash by the strange towering cliffs
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A tiny wash leads up to a mud cave in the center of the photo
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Our tour group entered the mud cave
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Vista del Malpais, the view of the badlands is just over that hill
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View of the badlands from the Vista Point
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A tiny patch of sunflowers clings to the land below our vista point.
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Ocotillo trees in Anza-Borrego State Park
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Standing at the edge and looking down at the Anza Borrego Badlands
The mountains in the distance may be the Pinyon Mountains, but don't count on it. I was hopelessly lost, and didn't know east from west.
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Desert Lupine on the edge of the Anza Borrego Badlands
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Ocotillo in blossom in Anza-Borrego State Park
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Ocotillo, part of the forest of ocotillo seen in the background
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