Notice the variation in colors in the rocks along the roadside. |
Views in Arizona Virgin River gorge on the way to Nevada |
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You wouldn't last long here in summertime, though some miners did. |
I love how the cholla catch the sunshine and seem to glow. |
Looking south towards Mesquite Nevada, lots of empty space. |
Blooms are forming for spring growth. |
Beauty in the Mohave desert at every glance. |
Glowing chollas mingle with joshua and greasewood plants survive the heat |
Lonely sentinels guard this desert scene. |
Wild turkeys and lots of migrating birds pass through this area. |
Hubby checks out fruit and pomegranate trees at Lyle's Preserve, a birding area and working ranch for BYU science students and general public. |
The road continues through this shallow steam on the other side. |
Watercress grow in the stream in the middle of the desert. |
A forest of Jushua trees lines the dirt road leading back to civilization. |