Wildflowers have been at their peak along Soberanes and Rocky Ridge trails since mid May. Here are some photos of flowers I took on my hike yesterday.
I didn't even notice the white/light green well-camouflaged bug (spider?) on this flower until after I viewed the enlarged photo on the computer screen.
The first evening of my trip I camped at Red Rock Canyon State on the edge of the Mojave desert. I went for a short hike on Hagen Trail late in the day.
A recent rain had cut fresh gullies in the desert floor.
View through "window rock"
Doesn't take allot of imagination to figure out what this looks like...
Window rock at center right
Holes in cliff wall
View from my camp site.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Has this claim been proven?
Driving into Panamint Valley on highway 178 (Trona Road)
A short visit to Death Valley National Park included a stop at Zabriskie Point.
I stopped at the Hoover Dam to check out the recently-completed Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge which spans the Colorado River just south of the dam.
View of Hoover Dam from the bridge.
Looking down at the Colorado River.
The bridge from below
This is what a bank in a small desert town should look like. Somewhere in northwest Arizona.
