Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Supper Bloom of 2024

I'm not pretending to be a of desert wildflower lover. However, since it was supposed to be a camping trip, the whole thing became more enticing!

The plan was to leave on Saturday, drive to Anza Borrego, camp in the desert overnight, then go see the wildflowers on Sunday -- how perfect!! More importantly, this was supposed to be my FIRST camping trip in life -- sleeping in the desert under the stars -- how exciting!!!

Friday afternoon, we received weather alerts about strong winds in the desert, gusting 30mph... Saturday morning, checked the weather again, still with strong wind advisory!! We had to cancel the camping trip at the last minute -- even after everything was perfectly packed (Picture 1 = camping foods).

Sunday morning, we decided to drive to Anza Borrego -- we must see the wildflowers!! It rained on and off the whole way, winds were strong, flowers were blowing violently... But still, we captured a few pictures of the super bloom of 2024.

Anza Borrego State Park, CA
March 24, 2024 






 

Our Lunch

Our Lunch on the massive salt flat in Bolivia.

Salar de Uyuni, amid the Andes in southwest Bolivia, is the world’s largest salt flat. It’s the legacy of a prehistoric lake that went dry, leaving behind a desert-like, nearly 11,000-sq.-km. landscape of bright-white salt, rock formations and cacti-studded islands. Its otherworldly expanse can be observed from central Incahuasi Island.

We hiked all the way up to the top of the Incahuasi Island.

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
February 3, 2024