Camping at Thanksgiving

Our week long camping expedition took us high up over the Sierra Nevada mountain range (where our water and our tootsies froze solid overnight)into the salt plain desert of Death Valley - 200 feet below sea level.

First sighting of Death Valley from Beatty

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Death Valley camp sight - we got the best spot

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The camp's leafy canopy created a perfect little oasis for us

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Melissa getting poor Angus used to his new retractable leash

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Angus, Melissa and Charlie standing in a salton sea

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And again

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Death Valley all by itself

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Ian getting his great love under control

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Melissa and Charlie at Antelope Pass just before sunset and sub-zero plunge in temperature

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Antelope Pass vista at dusk (possibly Ian's and Melissa's favourite spot)

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We had the entire camp ground to ourselves - sheer bliss!

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A likely explanation for the solitude was the FREEZING bloody cold

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Nevertheless, we found an archaeological paradise for future exploration

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Joshua Tree panorama I

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Charles lets it all hang out at our Joshua Tree camp site

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Ian with his great love once more

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Have you ever seen such a perfect dog?

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So obedient, so handsome

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Melissa, with one very sleepy puppy

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And there, by the fire, we stayed and talked til dawn

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Joshua Tree environs

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This was rock monster territory

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Bad Misky is forced to walk back to camp for suggesting a shower would be nice

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Angus sniffing out the coyotes

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The Joshua Tree oasis

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Dog on a mish

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Lunar lovely

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Charlie with cactus: a prickly pair

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These fuzzy wuzzies are called teddy bear cacti but you definitely don't hug them!

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Ian wore thongs in this country and the cactus barbs went right the way thru - ouch

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I took this photo lying on the ground - I love the colours

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Joshua Tree panorama II

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