A Magical Wildflower Carpet Ride

Come with me on a magic carpet ride! A carpet of Mojave wildflowers strewn all over the slopes of Piute Mountain.

After our radio operator duties were completed at the High Desert Trails Rally,
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we headed north up the canyon towards our camp on Piute Mountain, and I took some scenes of the glorious landscape.

The Audubon Bright Star Wilderness Addition is tucked into the far side of this other mountain. I want to return and hike down to the creek some day. The golden color is from innumerable flowers spreading their petals to the springtime.

The mixture of Joshua trees and delicate blooms takes my breath away.

Here we cross the PCT, or in this instance, The Pacific Cow Trail.

View to the north from the creek bottom.

The views become grander as we switchback up Piute Mountain Road.

Before we know it, we are back at camp. Matt started the fire, and our hostess arrived with her children for some evening browsing.

The next morning was cool and cloudy, perfect for a desert motor tour.

Goodbye, little campsite!

Piñon trees and Ponderosas begin to give way to mixed woodlands with oaks as we approach the ridge.

Large bushes of blooming Lupine fill the air with their honeyed scent.

Once the road took us back to the exposed slopes, the colorful wildflowers came on strong!

Our magic flowery carpet ride came to a close back on Jawbone Canyon Road.

As far as we know, no birds committed suicide on the many wind turbines providing the area with clean energy.

We wound back down to Hwy 14 to refeul our stomachs and our gas tank in the tiny town of Mojave, CA.

Up next: Our drive through Red Rock Canyon State Park. Stay tuned!

Love,Cat
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