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I find a few Gooding's verbenas blooming in the wash

2752-verbena.jpg I get close to the slot in the hills and will hike up to the little pass between them at upper-rightThumbnailsI encounter a nice patch of Mojave asters on the way down into the valley below Castle PeaksI get close to the slot in the hills and will hike up to the little pass between them at upper-rightThumbnailsI encounter a nice patch of Mojave asters on the way down into the valley below Castle PeaksI get close to the slot in the hills and will hike up to the little pass between them at upper-rightThumbnailsI encounter a nice patch of Mojave asters on the way down into the valley below Castle PeaksI get close to the slot in the hills and will hike up to the little pass between them at upper-rightThumbnailsI encounter a nice patch of Mojave asters on the way down into the valley below Castle PeaksI get close to the slot in the hills and will hike up to the little pass between them at upper-rightThumbnailsI encounter a nice patch of Mojave asters on the way down into the valley below Castle Peaks

Sometimes these are quite abundant in the Mojave Desert highlands, but I haven't seen many yet on this trip; I'm probably a bit late in the season.