I proceeded over the San Augustine Pass. I tried to capture what I could of the mountains and the flora.

The restricted area signs are an interesting contrast to the vast fields of desert poppies as they open up in the morning light.

This area was the site of a fire last year or the year before. Except for a few plants like this one, it is hardly noticeable.

This should give you an idea of how vast the poppy fields are.

So after a long day at the job (where photography is not allowed), I headed home. The desert poppies were a bit more open then they had been in the morning, but not quite as vibrant as they are around noontime.

The poppies were more open in the afternoon, but not as impressive as at midday.

My sister and I once stopped here on our way back from a Fabulous Thunderbirds concert before our vehicle broke down.

Here is a fuller view of the store I had photographed in the morning. The crumbling roof part had collapsed recently. In fact, that was what interested me in photographing the abandoned buildings.

The glass in this building was fairly intact until the last year or so.

And so ends my description my daily commute. I only wish I had photographic skills to capture the incredible sunrises I usually see, but I also lack the hardware for that.