Big Bear, California
A nice quiet mountain community with more than a fair share of 4x4 trails.
One Tree Hill, A trip to the U2 Joshua Tree
There was never a point in time that I was not aware of Joshua Tree’s. Growing up in Southern California, they are a common site in the high desert and after all there is a National Park named after them. Many nights I have spent camping in the national park and asking my dad about the Joshua Trees. They are just so weird. Their limbs twisted in the wind. They thrive in the harsh desert environment, yet don’t offer much shade. The are a symbol of the desert southwest, and perhaps would be THE symbol of the desert south west if not for the saguaro cactus.
U2s Joshua Tree 2016
Chemung Mine
Located off the Masonic Road between Bridgeport, CA and the Masonic town site, are the remains of the Chemung gold mine. The Chemung gold mine operated from from 1909 to 1938 and produced over one million dollars in gold. In the 1920s, the Chemung mine was producing low grade and high grade ore. The ore was processed onsite, and then shipped to near by Bodie for smelting.
Chemung Mine as seen from the Masonic Road, Bridgeport, CA
Bodie and Aurora rivalry continues in the modern era, what is the true distance between the ghost towns?
Two towns located in the hills above Mono Lake maintain an unofficial rivalry that continues even now, long past their demise. Bodie, CA and Aurora, NV boomed with the gold rush of the 1870s and busted just years later when the gold ran out and faded into history. Miners, merchants, and people would undoubtedly moved either direction between the two cities and with good fortune would undoubtedly talk down the previous city. Such is human nature, but why would this rivalry continue long past the demise of both towns?
Bodie, CA -2016
Home build 2m Copper J-Pole Antenna
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Home Build 2m Copper J-Pole Antenna
Davy Gilia (Gilia latiflora)
A Davey Gilia stalk poking up between the California Poppies in the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve.
Davy Gilia (Gilia latiflora) also known as Hollyleaf gilia and broad-flowered gilia is a flowering plant commonly found in the open flats or sandy areas and can carpet the western Mojave Desert. The wild flower grows at 2500 to 4000 feet in elevation and grows to reach about 18 inches in height.
The plant features a small five leafed flower about one inch across which is purple in color and features a white throat.
Typically a Southern California Flower, the Davy Gilia has been observed in southern Nevada in the areas surrounding Rhyolite and Beatty, NV.
