39.10 A Mix of Trails & Scenes: Arizona, Eastern California and Nevada: At least 8 hikes, Part 3
Our usual format is to group pictures taken on a hike in an exclusive blog. In this publication, including the previous two, we created mixes in which anywhere from 1-3 photographs are shown from each of a number of outings. We believe there are advantages in displaying it in this manner. However, one loses perspective of each hike and respective environment but gains variety. We hope you enjoy it. Thorny and colorful in the Mojave Desert. It was one of the coldest days experienced, at least initially. Our faces, partly covered, were numb. Fortunately, the temperature nearly returned to positive numbers. It's a bit tough when freezing point is the high for the day. So many opportunities for free rock climbing in the desert...at no extra charge but the 'charge' one derives. Perhaps we were a little over-ambitious in getting away from the 'freezing' San Diego winters. I can't remember commencing a hike on this trip without a jacket. Dramatic scene o...