Mojave Desert and Owens Valley (Desert Week 2011)
I recently took a weekend trip up to Yosemite National Park from Los Angeles, and typically for me, I took the an unusual route to get there. Along the way, I passed through some stunning scenery, and also learned some unexpected, but incredible stories. Being that it’s the infamous “more interesting than it sounds” desert week, I’d like to share with you what I saw in the northwest Mojave Desert and adjacent Owens Valley. North of the traffic in Los Angeles, my loosely pre-planned route took me north through the cities of Palmdale, past the city of Mojave,…