My husband finally loaded all 100 plus pictures from his 3 day camping trip with the kids to Death Valley a few weeks ago. For a few years now he has taken the older 3 and now 4 children on camping trips. We've been chicken about doing these road trips with non-potty trained little ones : ( maybe next year.
They have always headed towards woodsy mountain terrains. The desert was a new experience for all of them; including dad! We know how hot it can get and thought that a spring trip would help with the weather; it kind of did. They weren't sure what to expect or if there would be much to keep their attention. Oh boy, let me assure you they came back talking up a storm about all the beauty and wonder they found. Take a look for yourself and enjoy:
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| Red Rock |
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| monolith at Red Rock |
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| Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes the sun is extremely bright! |
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| Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes, it was close to 100 degrees |
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| Mosaic Canyon |
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| Mosaic Canyon |
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| Mosaic Canyon |
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| Artist Palette |
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| Artist Palette |
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| Ubehebe Crater |
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| road filled with ash near Ubehebe Crater |
These are but just a select few shots from their experience. I have another handful of pictures they took of wild flowers, shrubs and even a few trees. I shamefully admit we don't own a
dessert desert field guide. That will be changing soon; we still have to sort those pictures and find out what they are ; )
8 comments:
Just breathtaking!
From joy to joy,
Nancy
Beautiful!! I have lived in California all my life but have never been out to Death Valley. It would be a long drive for us, but so worth it. Maybe next spring? Hmm... Thanks for sharing them!
And I had to giggle at your typo in the last paragraph. I would love a dessert guide, especially with lots of yummy pictures! :-) :-) :-)
Wow! What great shots. I've never been to Death Valley, but I live close to the Utah national parks and find my way to the read rock of southern Utah fairly often. I'm looking forward to the flower photos. I photograph flowers fairly often myself.
I’m happy to have found your blog on Catholic moms online. I’ve been blogging a little while and have set up a blog meme to help us as Catholics and moms meet each other out there in this big blogosphere. I hope you’ll stop by and check out the "Pay It Forward" blog meme. If it seems like something you’d like to become a part of … join in!
Thanks Nancy, my 8yr old made a nice entry in her nature journal. She couldn't resist the colorful rocks while at the Artist Palette.
Oops (blushing)! Hi Amber, yes, I think about dessert alot more than deserts : D (LOL)
Holly so nice to meet you. Thanks for stopping by; I'll make sure to hop on over to your blog soon.
That must have been truly a great adventure! 100 degrees, that's hot! I do understand that that trip would be hard with little ones that haven't been potty trained. I wouldn't do that either.
Enjoyed the photos. Death Valley is one of my favorite spots on the planet. I think it's so beautiful out there.
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