Brad Templeton's Photography
Carpets of Wildflowers Part One

Carpets of Wildflowers Part One

The first set of pictures of fields and fans carpeted with flowers, primarily the yellow Desert Gold.

Understannd that this is normally one of the driest deserts in the world.

(1280 x 960 - 161K)
(1280 x 853 - 126K)
Lone photographer walks up carpeted fan with carpeted valley above
(1280 x 853 - 222K)
Lone photographer walks up carpeted fan with carpeted valley above
Yellow field sits below hillock covered with patches of green, yellow and dark soil
(1280 x 853 - 174K)
Yellow field sits below hillock covered with patches of green, yellow and dark soil
Dense flowers below blanketed stream valley
(1280 x 853 - 177K)
Dense flowers below blanketed stream valley
Yellow valley stretches off towards telescope peak
(1280 x 853 - 131K)
Yellow valley stretches off towards telescope peak
Wider view of stark hills and sea of Desert Gold
(1280 x 853 - 144K)
Wider view of stark hills and sea of Desert Gold
Flowers grab steep slope with tumbling dark rocks
(1280 x 853 - 232K)
Flowers grab steep slope with tumbling dark rocks
(1280 x 853 - 158K)
(1280 x 853 - 205K)
(1280 x 853 - 285K)
(1280 x 853 - 165K)
Lines of yellow
(1280 x 853 - 313K)
Lines of yellow
Lone desert gold on hilltop with carpeted field below
(1280 x 853 - 63K)
Lone desert gold on hilltop with carpeted field below
Pretty purple hillside crowned with desert gold
(1280 x 853 - 183K)
Pretty purple hillside crowned with desert gold
Purple mountain's majesty
(1280 x 853 - 219K)
Purple mountain's majesty
Road to artist's palate closed, but shrouded in yellow
(1280 x 853 - 194K)
Road to artist's palate closed, but shrouded in yellow
Two photographers trek through flowers in front of artist's palate
(1280 x 853 - 165K)
Two photographers trek through flowers in front of artist's palate
Yellow plains, green hills and Technicolor mountains
(1280 x 853 - 117K)
Yellow plains, green hills and Technicolor mountains
Purple hills to yellow valley
(1280 x 853 - 169K)
Purple hills to yellow valley

Death Valley Spring Flowers 2005 Index

Carpets of Wildflowers Part One | Lake Badwater | Sand Dunes of Stovepipe Wells
Geology | Carpets of Wildflowers, Part Two (People) | Random Shots
Flower close-ups | Scotty's Castle | Carrizo Plain National Monument
Outside Death Valley & Mojave Desert

Panoramic Photos for this trip