On the way back from Utah this past Monday my friend Dave and I stopped at a road-side off-ramp and desert access way along Interstate-15 so he could nap for a short time. I took advantage of this opportunity to rockhound in the
Mojave Desert there just a short distance from the nearby rockhounding locations known as Field Siding and the Alvord Hills. Predictably, I found some nice chalcedonys and jaspers as well as some flakes from some ancient arrowhead-making activities. I had fun for the relatively short time I was there and hope to make it back again to that area later this year. If that works out I also hope to revisit the
Calico Early Man Site.
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| Alvord Mountains in the distance to the north. |
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| Calico Mountains in the distance to the west. |
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| The area abounded in various forms of cryptocrystalline quartz and basaltic rocks. |
All photos by Kim Patrick Noyes (all rights reserved).
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