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Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:51 am
by hiawog
Great pictures, thank you!!
Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 4:59 pm
by Steve-0
More pics...
Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:15 pm
by Steve-0
More pics...
Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:38 pm
by Steve-0
Some more images...
Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:27 pm
by Steve-0
A few more...
Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:30 pm
by Steve-0
pics...
Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:34 am
by mikethecactusguy
You have been a busy boy.. Nice Hike..
Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:40 pm
by Steve-0
Wish I had stayed another couple of days...but it's only 300 miles away.
Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:47 pm
by Steve-0
and ...a few more.
Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:04 pm
by Steve-0
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.
Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:34 pm
by mmcavall
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 ?
Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:17 pm
by Steve-0
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.
Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:41 am
by mmcavall
Cool, thanks!
Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 10:17 pm
by Steve-0
And the last batch...
Re: Upper Mojave Desert Hike
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 10:22 pm
by Steve-0
That last Ferocactus acanthodes measured 51 inches/129.5 cm tall . Also located away from the hillsides, in a gully/wash.