The high desert is exploding with blossoms...

of a variety of wildflowers and shrubs following the very wet spring. It’s quite glorious.

Harriman’s yucca, also known as narrow-leaf yucca (Yucca harrimaniae).

Whipple’s fishhook cactus (Sclerocactus whipplei).

Yellow cryptanth (Cryptantha flava).

Cliffrose (Purshia mexicana), incredibly aromatic and sweet-smelling.

Anderson’s larkspur (Delphinium andersonii). Toxic!