McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Dem bones.

The coachwhip.

Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), at McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Maricopa County, Arizona.

The coachwhip.

Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), at McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Maricopa County, Arizona.

Buckhorn cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa).

McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Maricopa County, Arizona.

Buckhorn cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa).

McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Maricopa County, Arizona.

Crown of thorns.

Engelmann’s hedgehog cactus

(Echinocereus engelmannii), at McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Maricopa County, Arizona.

Crown of thorns.

Engelmann’s hedgehog cactus

(Echinocereus engelmannii), at McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Maricopa County, Arizona.

California poppy (Eschscholzia californica),

McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Maricopa County, Arizona.

California poppy (Eschscholzia californica),

McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Maricopa County, Arizona.