CAMPED THE NIGHT IN SHOSHONE THEN ON TO FURNACE CREEK. DESPITE A TRAILER FLAT, WE ARRIVED AT TEXAS SPRING CAMPGROUND. THE ANNUAL 49ER ENCAMPMENT HAD BEGUN.
COMMON TO SEE OLD TIMERS STROLLING ALONG.
E. CLAMPUS VITAS: THE CLAMPERS MARCH.(ABOVE)
ON TO JOSHUA TREE TO CAMP AT JUMBO ROCKS.
BELOW IS A NATURAL SCENE AS THE SUNRISE CAST AN ORANGE GLOW ON THE ROCK:
ON TO THE SALTON SEA WITH A STOP AT SALVATION MOUNTAIN. SADLY LENNARD KNIGHT HAS DIED, BUT SOMEHOW THE MOUNTAIN HAS BEEN PROTECTED/ ITS A MIRACLE!
AS WE PULL IN TO THE SALTON SEA, LIFE CALMS. SOME PEOPLE SAY NASTY THINGS ABOUT IT. THE PEOPLE OF PALM SPRINGS HAVE VOTED AGAINST A BOND ISSUE THAT WOULD HAVE SAVED IT. WE FIND GREAT BEAUTY THERE, ESPECIALLY AT SUNSET.
