Chris will be our guide today, taking us to some of the interesting washes that carve through this desolate stretch of the desert. This area doesn't get many visitors, which makes it all the more interesting.
Off we go! Look closely and you might be able to make out a light colored sandy area at the base of the mountains in about the middle of the photo. That's where our cars are parked. Back when I was young and dumb (a couple years ago😉) I would drive this road, not realizing what I was doing was illegal (there are no vehicles allowed in wilderness areas). In my defense, there were no signs or gates, and it's clear this road gets a lot of use, but ya, that doesn't make it right. The thing I will remember most about this hike are the huge, open skies. We really got lucky with the beautiful cloud cover. All day long we were seeing shadows come and go as the clouds floated overhead. |
| Pincushion cactus (I think). |
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| Interesting striations on the rock. |
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| Cloud shadows. |
Clouds in a desert are not an all that common experience, I would think. At least I remember mostly bright blue, cloudless skies in my brief trip to AZ.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are lovely. I really like the clouds, they grace the beautiful blue sky in an artistic way.
ReplyDeletePerhaps because I was born and raised in a lush green area, I find the desert southwest so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou saw some beautiful country.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in New Mexico as a kid. There was occasionally a story about somebody driving their jeep in a wilderness area. If they got stuck and the Forest Service found out about it in the meantime they would make the owners high a team of horses to free the jeep and pull them out of the boundaries. But I think the wilderness areas rules were pretty well marked.
Happy World Environmental Day! Amazing desert scenery and beautiful wilderness area! Every time we pass through wilderness I feel there is still hope for the world. I will check out your friend's podcast--thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou see such beautiful skies in your walks. I love clouds in their various shapes, and your photos are a feast for me. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWonderful open spaces and landscapes
ReplyDeletea beautiful art
Klasse Bilder von dem Ausflug in die Wüste. Das letzte Bild ist durch die Wolken am Himmel und den Ausblick etwas Besonderes.
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Noke
Fascinating! Looks like another planet, one where it never rains.
ReplyDeleteGreat clouds.
ReplyDelete...a blue sky can set off a parched landscape beautifully!
ReplyDeleteGosh you are my hero! I love these and I love the podcast logo this is serious stuff with a touch of whimsy. Aloha!
ReplyDeleteYou three are on an adventure following the shadows the clouds in the sky make. Excellent photographs.
ReplyDeleteI've always thought the desert was a beautiful place and your photos certainly help confirm it. How nice that you had friends to hike along with you.
ReplyDeleteThere’s something powerful about revisiting a place with new awareness, good company, and skies so vast they seem to stretch time itself.
ReplyDeleteSome great vistas there. Nice to go hiking with an expert ;)
ReplyDeleteSuch great shots.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful skyscapes.
ReplyDeleteWonderful place, Amazing clouds, Great photography
ReplyDelete"...a couple years ago..." ;-) Won´t we always be?
ReplyDeleteGreat shots again.
Nice blog again, Peter, I enjoyed both the pictures of the sky and of the ground with those special stripes.
ReplyDeleteGreat clouds in the desert. Love the decor.
ReplyDeleteWe passed wide open desert like this between Vegas and Hatch, Utah yesterday. So many colors here, though! Especially through the Valley of Fire.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful area! Love the big skies and that bit of colour in that plant!
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say--- another superb batch of pictures, along with your perfect one-on-one commentary.
ReplyDeleteQuite a wonderful tour of Cleghorn Lakes with some beautiful expansive views showing the immensity of this desert. The refreshing blue skies contrast nicely with the landscape.
ReplyDeleteGracias a esa caminata has capturado buenos y diversos paisajes. Te felicito por tu buen trabajo.
ReplyDeleteFeliz fin de semana.
Beautiful. My grand daughter was there a couple of weeks ago and loved it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful landscape photos and amazing skies. Those are the kind of skies that photographers love.
ReplyDeleteAwesome impressions, Peter. What a difference clouds make in landscape photography. The image above the little square is worse framed and hanging on a wall!! Thanks for this wonderful hike.
ReplyDeleteStunning scenery and breathtaking skies!
ReplyDeleteYour photos always capture such incredible beauty—a joy to see.
Have a great weekend!
A very interesting hike here, and that it is beautiful your photos prove it. The striations in rock could well be a fossil. There could well be animals here in this dry area. The skies are beautiful. Loved visiting your blog post. Wish you and your family a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos and great skies :-D
ReplyDeleteFascinating scenery. One can put their imagination to work and see objects or even animals in the shapes of the rocks, and the striations make me wonder what we are seeing, too.
ReplyDeleteThat is big wide open country, rugged and stark yet beautiful. So different than here, where the forests are dense in growth and you can't see far ahead.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous series of sky photos ~ what a place! ~ thanks,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores ~ clm
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Marvelous photos! There should be signs and even a gate or some cones to let people know where they should turn around.
ReplyDeleteTo many it does look boring and stark, but those rock formations, striations, and the washouts all make for such an interesting landscape.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad also that you found a guide into an area that is not visited often. That makes it so more interesting!
Those skies!
I wonder how it would all appear if photographed in infrared light spectrums.
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I suspect those mountains are farther away than they look.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry but where is the lake of Cleghorn Lakes? Dried up? The photos are absolutely stunning..
ReplyDeleteWonderful cloud-pics and oh, those clever angles!!!! The first pic is a bit scary, though ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe skies are stunning -- and fortunate for desert hikers for sure! That poster for 90 miles... (and the subject matter) might just be enough to talk this old lady into getting into podcasts.
ReplyDeleteYour desert posts and photography always fill me with awe for the beauty your capture.
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