Day 51 - Pioneertown Mountains Preserve: Sawtooth Access
We hear a loud rumbling coming up behind truck. I'm thinking there may be something wrong with our truck's rear end. Then all sounds cease. THEN these 2 large black ones fly right over us!
A new trail for us in the Yucca Valley.
The US Navy's experiment with Plant-Based Radar continues in this little known proving ground.
Photographer at work.
A mysterious fog plant impedes our progress.
A grumpy old sea lion whale hybrid overlooks the valley.
The Paleolithic Humans that inhabited these lands created these giant rock coins for currency. Making money out of large rocks makes them very hard to steal. This coin was once used to buy Arizona.
The Team picks its way through the scrub.
The Yucca the Valley was named for.
sunburst rock
yuccas 2 ways
Dalmation creation.
Russ steams through the undulating terrain.
Mr Staypuft on the right, and The Leaning Man on the left.
3 who climbed - no ropes this time
Nope, it's not a man dressed in black with a hoodie climbing a rock. Have a closer look. A very close look.
Up on the ridge, there be Bighorn Sheep. They told us so.
The Team at the summit.
Yucca howl.
Return to base.
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