Anza Borrego - Coyote Canyon

Ocotillo Gardens

The first drive we took in Anza Borrego was through the Coyote Canyon located in the northwest section of the park and near the Palm Canyon campground where we were staying. The first point of interest we reached was the Ocotillo Gardens. Because of the unusually high rainfall this season the ocotillo plants were in especially fine form. Here are some photos we took of them.


Judy is standing near a large and healthy ocotillo

Cliff and judy are admiring another ocotillo

Another nice ocotillo

Steve is standing be one of the tallest ocotillos we saw

This very old ocotillo had massive trunks. Cliff's hand is included for scale.

The trunks are quite woody on the old ocotillo

This plant had many nice blooms on it,

This ocotillo was extremely lush and green.

Some of the red ocotillo blossoms

The green leaved stems have long and sharp thorns between the leaves

Another nice blossom cluster.

Red blossoms against the blue sky

Cliff is holding this for a closer look

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