The palm oasis at the top of this trail was hopping with little California treefroglets, recently metamorphosized from tadpoles.

Adult California Treefrogs like this one spend much of their time clinging to large granite boulders near streams. Their bumpy skin and gray color blend in very well against the granite.

California treefrogs are plentiful in certain areas of the creek that runs down through Borrego Palm Canyon. They are always an impressive sight to see in a generally harsh desert landscape.