Natural History of
Mojave National Preserve
A two day field trip into the Mojave Desert
Saturday September 27
Ridgecrest
The field trip started here.
Barstow
California Desert Information Center is a place to buy books and maps.
Also, to ask the question,
"What if an endangered species of snake eats an endangered species of rodent?"
Baker
World's largest thermometer.
It showed a comfortable 89 degrees Fahranheit.
Mojave Desert Information Center is another place to buy books and maps.
Unfortunately, they accept credit cards.
Kelso Depot
Important water stop, especially when they ran steam trains along this rail route from
Los Angeles to Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.
Kelso Dunes
Largest dune system in California. We had the rare opportunity to hike these dunes
while they were still damp from a recent rain storm.
Black Canyon Group Camp
The class camped near Hole-In-The-Wall.