Jeff Nicholson's photos

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desert_trek_13

08 Feb 2010 51
We drove around looking for a spot and passed the classic desert blooms and shot up desert car.
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08 Feb 2010 53
Just before Benton Hot Springs you pass this cool rock jumble.
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desert_trek_02

08 Feb 2010 54
Looking back at the eastern Sierras from Mono Valley and the last group of pines we would see for days.
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08 Feb 2010 43
We take an impromptu hike up this 1,000 ft ascent and are compelled to reach that feature that looks like a castle on top.
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08 Feb 2010 51
More rock jumbles at Anza-Borrego on the way home.
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08 Feb 2010 57
This was the first time I took notice of the giant alluvial fans that rise from the desert floor up to the mountains.
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08 Feb 2010 49
Campsite for night #3, which resembles a set from Lost in Space.
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08 Feb 2010 68
Drove up to Dante's View, which looks back down on Badwater, before leaving.
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08 Feb 2010 43
Here's Badwater where you stand at -200 feet and look up at the 11,000 foot Telescope Peak. I also ended up hiking that in 2008.
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08 Feb 2010 69
Well worth the climb. There was a surprisingly level plateau on top, which offered airplane like views of the town of Ocotillo south towards Mexico.
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08 Feb 2010 63
I think one of these is the Ocotillo and the other looks like giant asperagus.
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08 Feb 2010 61
Up early the next day, breakfast at Mesquite Spring camp in DV and checked out Ubehebe Crater.
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desert_trek_28

08 Feb 2010 69
Here we have film again, and are approaching the Coyote Mountains north of Ocotillo where Andrew used to do field work.
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08 Feb 2010 67
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08 Feb 2010 36
Here is the castle up close.
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08 Feb 2010 41
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