Palm Canyon Day 3

Day 3:  A storm is heading our way with high winds arriving first, then rain expected overnight.  We took a hike to a hill about 1/2 mile from our van.  We then walked up to the nearest of three peaks.  The desert floor is amazing — huge flat mesa covered uniformly with small rocks.  The washes here are easy to cross as they are not too deep.  In the washes we can see evidence of what I assume are bighorn sheep — foot prints and poop piles — but they could be mule deer.  On the hillside are larger rocks which have settled into terraces — almost as if they had been placed by a landscape gardener.  The terraces made hiking up and down the hill easy.

-- Janet (text) and David (photos)