Death Valley ~ March 2005 - Six inches of winter rain spawned Death Valley's 2005 wildflower art gallery. With this rare 50 year occurrence, I took flight to devour and chronicle the copious splendor. It turns out that this was my first postcard collage, and it was a grand idea for sharing. No doubt there are too many small pictures here, but not a bad start.

Top row: Badwater Basin & Telescope Peak at sunrise. Middle row: Desert Gold & badlands at sunset, Desert Five Spot, Tobacco Weed, Field of Broad-Flowered Gilia. Bottom row: Gravel Ghost, Caltha-Leaf Phacelia, (up) Pebble Pincushion, (down) Desert Dandelion, (up) Desert Sand Verbena, (down) Devils Golf Course ~ aka salt crystals, Shredding Evening-Primrose, Golden Evening-Primrose. View a larger panoramic.