Deserts to Mountains



Death Valley Dunes

We’ve left the desert behind and are making our way up the Sierras.   The cool and the green are most welcoming. The mountains are blocking phone and Internet signals so we are mostly without Internet.  Posting blogs will be challenging, but I’ll get information up when I can.  In the meantime, here are a few more images from the beautiful deserts we’ve seen this spring.  And a taste of tall trees with the promise of more to come...

 

Rock layers -  Zabriskie Point, Death Valley

 

Wildflowers - Death Valley



Prince's Plume



Beavertail Cactus in bloom



Goodbye desert...




Hello really big trees!

After being in national parks for several weeks we all needed some serious walks.  So we spent a few days in the southern section of the Sequoia National Monument north of Lake Isabella.  It was just what the doctor ordered.  Almost no people, beautiful trails in the sequoias and Maya got her walks.  Today we are headed to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.  More big trees!

 



 

 

 

David's Stats:
Days Hiked   2
Total Miles Hiked 15.62     
Ave. Miles per Day      7.81
Total Elevation Gain       2,335
Ave. Elevation Gain per day  1,168