The Mojave Seen

The Mojave Desert, 15,000 square miles of low, barren mountains and flat valleys, 2,000 to 5,000 feet high, in Southern California. Bordered on the North and West by the Sierra Nevada and the Tehachapi, San Gabriel, and San Bernardino Mountain and merges with the Colorado Desert in the southeast. The temperature is uniformly warm throughout the year, although there is a wide variation from day to night. Strong, dry winds blow in the afternoon and evening. The Mojave receives an average annual rainfall of 5 inches, mostly in winter. Juniper and Joshua trees are found on the higher, outer mountain slopes; desert-type vegetation and numerous intermittent lakes and streams are present in the valleys. Death Valley National Monument and Joshua Tree National Monument are located in the region.

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Some of these photos were taken in my folks' cactus garden in Hesperia. A warm tribute to "Daddy Walt" (Walt Evans in Hesperia, CA) for his limitless hours tending to this special patch of Eden.