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A few desert sages (Salvia dorrii) are still blooming here on the approach to Saddle Horse Canyon

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4027-sage.jpg I pull over at a turn-out on Wild Horse Canyon Road, stash the bicycle in the bushes and begin the hikeThumbnailsOn the approach to Saddle Horse Canyon, I pass another flowering plant that I like: Paper-bag bush (Salazaria mexicana)I pull over at a turn-out on Wild Horse Canyon Road, stash the bicycle in the bushes and begin the hikeThumbnailsOn the approach to Saddle Horse Canyon, I pass another flowering plant that I like: Paper-bag bush (Salazaria mexicana)I pull over at a turn-out on Wild Horse Canyon Road, stash the bicycle in the bushes and begin the hikeThumbnailsOn the approach to Saddle Horse Canyon, I pass another flowering plant that I like: Paper-bag bush (Salazaria mexicana)I pull over at a turn-out on Wild Horse Canyon Road, stash the bicycle in the bushes and begin the hikeThumbnailsOn the approach to Saddle Horse Canyon, I pass another flowering plant that I like: Paper-bag bush (Salazaria mexicana)I pull over at a turn-out on Wild Horse Canyon Road, stash the bicycle in the bushes and begin the hikeThumbnailsOn the approach to Saddle Horse Canyon, I pass another flowering plant that I like: Paper-bag bush (Salazaria mexicana)

It's already late in the day, so I won't have time for a long hike, but a short hike should give me a good impression of the area.