The colors of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Camera Guild member Merl Parker captures a burst of yellow as she shoots a patch of little gold poppies.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The monkey flower is one of the many species of wildflowers blooming in Anza-Borrego.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A little gold poppy looks like a ray of sunshine on the desert floor.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Charles Daniel with the Camera Guild catches a purple palette of wildflowers through his lens.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Photographers look for their next shot in the fields of flowers.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Beverly Ruskowsky of Vancouver, Canada, relaxes on Mother Nature’s recliner in the state park.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Wildflowers color Anza-Borrego, the largest state park in California. The park is located in eastern San Diego County, with portions extending east into Imperial County and north into Riverside County.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Camera Guild member Karen Looney gets level with little gold poppies.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Blooming desert dandelions sway with the wind in the Coyote Canyon area of Anza-Borrego.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The Arizona lupine sprouts in the Coyote Canyon area of the state park.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Fremont’s pincushion flourishes in the Coyote Canyon area of the park.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A checker fiddleneck near the vistor’s center gives a prickly welcome to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A fairy duster spreads is floral wings.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A desert lily blossoms in the Coyote Canyon area of the park.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Desert sunflowers dot the Henderson Canyon area of the park.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)