We headed out with the Pahrump Valley 4-Wheelers to find an abandoned train near Baker, CA. Apparently these are the remains train wreck which occured 75 years ago. Because the location was relatively remote and the cars were badly damaged, it was covered with sand and left. The recent report is that weather conditions through recent years have begun to uncover those cars. In fact so much is uncovered that one can enter some of them. We decided that this should not go unseen by us. Unfortunately the directions that were given were not detailed enough and we did not find it. BUT that's just a good excuse to go back and look again another day. It was a beautiful day to be out and about.
Baker is known for its high summer temperatures and it's remarkably tall thermometer. It records temps into the 130s F.
This is the first that many of us have seen this "unusual" desert plant - unusual to our group, if not others. I'd like to see them when they come back to life as spring continues.
For miles and miles one sees these three parallel powerlines. They transmit power from Hoover Dam to California.
Cheech showing off his latest apparel - one well-dressed dog.
The greening of the desert. This El Nino winter is going to bring a spectacular spring bloom!
Prevailing winds have blown the sand up the side of the mountain.
