The gravel road brings us through a flat, open area.
The desert has a greenish tinge, thanks to the recent rains.
Brittlebrush is blooming.
Desert Globe Mallow looks
like a miniature Poppy.
The Ocotillo has green
leaves.
A Teddy Bear Cholla
is on the right.
The trail brings us into a
steep-sided wash.
Delicate Chuparosa bloom
on a near-dead looking bush.
Erosion created a tower on
the edge of the wash.
Eric points out the large Milky
Quartz deposit on the driver's
side of the car.
Someone built a cairn to guide
future hikers, drivers.
It's a bumpy road ahead...
This shot shows how deep
the wash is.
We leave the wash for open terrain....
... & acres of Teddy Bear Cholla.
Drivers are warned not to
this low lying section of
primitive road.
Arizona's "Stupid Motorist Law," Section 28-910 of the Arizona Revised Statutes allows communities to charge drivers stranded in flooded areas for their rescues.
A Stop Sign & Interstate 10
in the distance
Eric & I drive west to Quartzsite
Outstanding quest there. What occurred after? Take care!
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