It was only a week ago when we took another run out to Christmas Tree Pass Road. Temperature was 70 F and it was windy. Perfect day for another wander in the desert. As I write this today (March 17) it’s about 92 F and we’re told by the locals that the snakes and scorpions are coming out of hibernation. Norene won’t be going out for random desert hikes from here on out.
We drove in about 4 miles to a point we’d noticed before. This area is under a regeneration program which seems to primarily entail removing junk and closing off entry to motorized vehicles. Lots of old trails and overgrown roads to follow.
Primary features here are the convoluted sandstone hillocks.
This set of caves up close…
looks a bit like some sort of carving from a distance:
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| Anyone remember the movie Tremors? |
Arches are always amusing:
And some rock surfaces practically beg you to climb them…
Who dams up a crevice in the side of a hillock in the desert? Somebody went to a lot of work here –
Every plant seems to be screaming “look at me!”
So we took a few more mug shots:
Please study the photos carefully – there will be a test after Happy Hour.
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