Out and About

I Have been out and about so now I am sharing some photos of the mountains and the area to our West. The harsh beauty of the desert contrasts with the spectacle of the granite mountains. There is so much to see and feel; camping, hiking and not enough writing.These were taken on a father and sons camping trip to Blue Mass in Nevada not far from home. My son and I had so much fun climbing in the rocks and exploring the area. It was a great time.

This is the meadow where we camped near the Quaking Aspen grove.

View from near the top of the granite rocks

My son and I call this the finger. You need to climb through narrow clefts in the rocks to get there.

Scarlet Bugler near the base of the rocks.

The view from near the top looking back.

Stunning monoliths to big to climb.

Poison rock we had to climb under. It's poison because one drop will kill you, of course.

Tenacity, lone tree on top growing in pure granite.

Our view from near the stream looking at the impossible side-ward jutting granite peak.

This the Chokecherry thicket that ran on both sides of the road for a mile - gorgeous.

Lupine in bloom near the stream.