Crossing the desert in the springtime is a very colorful experience. The ocotillo and wildflowers in this photo offer a small sample of the variety of desert colors. Click on the image to enlarge.
Travel
Salton Sea from Keys View
We visited the Joshua Tree National Park today. As always when we come here, we drove to Keys View to see the spectacular panorama overlooking the Coachella Valley and Salton Sea. This photo (slightly enhanced to reduce the haze) shows the Salton Sea just above the tops of the mountain ridge in the foreground. Click on the image to enlarge.
Down the River
As we left Lake Havasu City this morning, we drove from the lake down the Parker strip to Parker Dam and then into Parker where we crossed over into California to spend a couple of nights on the Mojave, near Joshua Tree National Park. I took a lot of photos of Lake Havasu on the way – this is a scene taken just north of Parker Dam where you can see a settlement on the California side of the lake in the distance. Click on the image to enlarge.
London Bridge
We’re staying a couple of blocks away from the London Bridge tonight. We were in Kingman, AZ, yesterday checking out all old Historic Route 66 there. We drove south to Lake Havasu City, AZ, today, to visit the tourist attractions here before heading back into California tomorrow. Click on the image to enlarge.
Cactus Flowers in Wikieup Arizona
One of the more scenic roads in Arizona is U.S. Highway 93, north of Wickenburg on the way to Kingman. There are Joshua Trees, all nature of desert scenery and these beautiful yellow cactus flowers we stopped to photograph in Wikieup, AZ. Click on the image to enlarge.
A Pleasant Lake
We took a day trip out to Maricopa County’s Lake Pleasant Park. It’s only 35 miles from our new home in Wickenburg, AZ. Click on the image to enlarge.
Vulture Gold Mine
We visited the Vulture Gold Mine near Wickenburg, AZ today. Once one of the best producing mines in Arizona, it lies as a relic of those days in the beautiful hills near Vulture Peak. This is the building where the bars of gold and silver were stored before shipping to town. Click on the image to enlarge.
