My love for California's Mojave Desert exposed!
We set up camp at the site of an abandoned mine in Bonanza Gulch. We managed to put our tents up between gusts of wind.
It was a rather profound feeling-camping in an area that has such a rich history (see my really posts about the Bonanza Trail).
For dinner, my buddy and I opted for the simple approach-canned stew heated on our little camping stoves.
Photo by Scott Schwartz
Your author is planning another trip into the El Paso Mountains, this weekend. Stay tuned.....
Long ago, the mineralized remains of ancient trees littered an area in the Western end of the El Paso Mountains, near Red Rock Canyon. But most of the petrified wood has been taken away over the years-much of it sliced up and sold by souvenir-sellers.
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| Hello friends: This is the spectacular view of the Fremont Valley, from one of the hills in the El Paso Mountain Range. The camera is pointed North West. Photo by Scott Schwartz. |
Bickel Camp. Apparently, the caretaker was on a break at the time of our visit.
For background info.on Bickel Camp, see my earlier entries.
Photo by Scott Schwartz
