Back in the desert

Driving thru the desert between Barstow and Flagstaff, I paused to take a quick peek at the edge of the Mojave National Preserve. It bears more extensive exploration, probably in March or April after a wet winter. Then, it would be full of flowers, augmenting the sand dunes, Joshua trees, cactus, and solitude that you can find any time. There are a few brittlebush in bloom right now, which surprised me, but otherwise the desert is typically barren...but, in January, quite cool.

The Lizard is back in his natural habitat. He loves the desert as I mentioned before. Here he's climbing in a yucca. He'll be back in cactus next week when I return to the Phoenix area.