THE DESERT PRICKLY PEAR FRENCH CANYON WATERALL (689-3740)

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I stop at this bridge overlooking the South Fork Kishwaukee River with a peachleaf willow tree standing behind and winter elderberry bushes in the foreground to take it all in and admire the view while snapping off a few shots

I came to a clearing in which you can see Sprague Lake in the distance below

doesn't mean it will be an ordinary day

took some shots of Bierstadt Lake and the mountains in the distance during this cool morning

THE DESERT PRICKLY PEAR FRENCH CANYON WATERALL (689-3740)Reaching heights up to eleven feet, the engelmann prickly pear cactus is a common cactus in the desert southwest. There are a few varieties of engelmann prickly pear, ranging from California to Louisiana. (691 3805)