Upper Mojave Desert Hike

hiawog · Post by **hiawog** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:51 am

Great pictures, thank you!!

Steve-0 · Post by **Steve-0** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 4:59 pm

More pics...

Steve-0 · Post by **Steve-0** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:15 pm

More pics...

Steve-0 · Post by **Steve-0** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:38 pm

Some more images...

Steve-0 · Post by **Steve-0** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:27 pm

A few more...

Steve-0 · Post by **Steve-0** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:30 pm

pics...

mikethecactusguy · Post by **mikethecactusguy** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:34 am

You have been a busy boy.. Nice Hike..

Steve-0 · Post by **Steve-0** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:40 pm

Wish I had stayed another couple of days...but it's only 300 miles away.

Steve-0 · Post by **Steve-0** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:47 pm

and ...a few more.

Steve-0 · Post by **Steve-0** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:04 pm

The eroded and cupped limestone rock is said to be "razor sharp"....it's not...it's more like Sawzall blade sharp. lol. Very grippy on my LaSportiva hiking boot soles which was a plus. Some of the angles I walked along on the hillside were 45 to 70 degrees . I was very fortunate not to fall. The rock climbing signs warn of the "cheese grater" effect if one falls or slips. I think I have one last batch of images to post.

mmcavall · Post by **mmcavall** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:34 pm

Very cool, Steve, thanks for sharing it.
It look very dry (it is called a desert for a reason)...is it dry like that all year round? Or is there some time with more green things ?

Steve-0 · Post by **Steve-0** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:17 pm

It was pretty dry even by desert standards. All of last year saw very little rainfall in the desert climate zones in our state.

This particular area has a mild winter and this week was the first snowfall in years for Southern Utah & Nevada. It made the news!

Spring arrives late next month and is short and vigorous. Everything green happens quickly and a few weeks afterwards spring is gone a bright, hot light turns on called summer which lasts into late September or October. July & August have regular temps of 100-112F. The green fades to yellows and browns soon, too.

I did see one plant showing green leaves emerging. I forget the name of it but it is odd looking.
Oh...the plant is the Desert Trumpet (Eriogonum inflatum).

I hope to return when flowers are present.