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Manzanita regrowth in the burned area below Wild Horse Mesa, Mojave National Preserve

02630-wild-horse-mesa.jpg Descending into Bluejay Mine valley below Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsPaper-bag bush and verbenas are blooming in the heavily burned area near Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveDescending into Bluejay Mine valley below Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsPaper-bag bush and verbenas are blooming in the heavily burned area near Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveDescending into Bluejay Mine valley below Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsPaper-bag bush and verbenas are blooming in the heavily burned area near Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveDescending into Bluejay Mine valley below Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsPaper-bag bush and verbenas are blooming in the heavily burned area near Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveDescending into Bluejay Mine valley below Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsPaper-bag bush and verbenas are blooming in the heavily burned area near Bluejay Mine, Mojave National PreserveDescending into Bluejay Mine valley below Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsPaper-bag bush and verbenas are blooming in the heavily burned area near Bluejay Mine, Mojave National Preserve

I'm always amazed when I find manzanitas in the Mojave Desert because it's a plant usually associated with the California coast ranges.