I saw the storm clouds to the west this morning and just had to go for a hike. Since it was nice and cold we tackled Ryan Mountain, which is just over 1,000 feet of gain in just over a mile… normally hot and shadeless. There’s still quite a few wildflowers out, and we were able to get very close to a couple of hawks soaring on the breeze.
Up at the top it actually snowed a little, but it melted the instant it touched anything. The rest of the pics are in the Flickr set.
Snow in the desert, one of my favorite weather events. We were able to be first through the gate on the dirt road to Queen Mine, and at the same time last through the gate before the Park Service closed it, making for beautiful unspoiled scenery.
More in the Flickr set…
About a 9 mile hike from our front door in the valley below up to 360-degree views of Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms. The entire Nolina Peak area was recently bought up by The Mojave Desert Land Trust and is scheduled to be turned over to Joshua Tree NP in the near future.
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