Whiteoaks Photo Albums » 2010-04-10-mojave » Sunday, Amboy Crater

Entrance marker for Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark.	View area surrounded by volcanic rock.	Tackstem wildflower at Amboy Crater.	Desert Sand Verbena, wildflowers at Amboy Crater.
Creosote (yellow flowers) and Desert Chicory (white...	Historical Sites informational marker.	The yellow flower in the foreground is a Mojave Poppy,...	Elizabeth catching flower pictures.
Along with the Dandelions are some Verbena and Desert...	Amboy Crater.	Popcorn Flower.	Flowers in among the volcanic rock.
Desert Iguana, maybe a pregnant one?	"Rodents" information sign.	Walking the lava field trail to Amboy Crater.	"Lizards" informational sign.
Lava boulder.	Along the trail to Amboy Crater.	Amboy Crater gets closer along the trail.	The Spiers, Gary, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Joan, pose in...
"Native American Cultures" informational sign.	Black volcanic rock strewn along the valley floor.	Desert plant.	Dandelions, Verbena, and Popcorn in a bouquet.
The trail to Amboy Crater.	Elizabeth and Joan had to battle the wind a bit.	"Resident Birds" informational sign.	"Chuckwalla" informational sign.
Looking back at the view stand from the trail.	Black boulders with creosote bushes, a resting bench...	"Resident Birds" informational sign.	Our first Chuckwalla nicely camouflaged on the rock....
Two Chuckwallas on the volcanic rock at Amboy Crater. The...	Todd and Caroline making their way back the trail.	"Desert Holly" informational sign.	"Tarantula" informational sign.
Gary looks for his next shot.	A little Popcorn flower, and a flowerless five-spot.	Lava field strewn with yellow wildflowers.	Amboy crater from nearer.
"Desert Tortoise" informational sign.	A Desert Iguana isn't sure if he wants to escape into his...	Field of yellow flowers.	Yellow wildflowers everywhere.
A curly drainage rivulet.	Rising wall of Amboy Crater.	Gary along the trail in a sea of yellow flowers.	Keeping to the trail and ready to climb into Amboy Crater.
Jane starts up the side of the crater.	The trail climbs through a crater breach, a notch on one...	From near the edge of Amboy Crater.	The trail has a great "reveal" as you crest this little...
Desert Holly along the trail to Amboy Crater.	Looking back through the crater breach.	Climbing the trail.	The view as you crest the ridge, seeing the bowl of the...
Inside Amboy Crater.	The crater basin, or lava lake.	The Spiers check out the scenery.	Salt deposits mix with volcanic rock and Desert Holly.
A few desication polygons in the dirt crust.	Elizabeth checks out the rocks in one of the two lava...	Nice view of the double lava lakes of Amboy Crater.	People arranged stones in the basin. (I guess it's...
Catherine explores the floor of the lava lake.	View up the crater wall from the inside.	Gary gets down and dirty for a close-up picture.	Exploring the volcanic rock around the crater with other...
Desert Five Spot wildflower.	The town of Amboy in the distance from Amboy Crater.	A Red-Eared Blister Beetle.	Two Red-Eared Blister Beetles need to "get a room."
Sky, flowers, and crater.	Enjoying the provided shady bench.	Desert flowers in the black volcanic rock.	Desert Lilies.
Traveling back toward 29 Palms, passing salt evaporation...	Salt ponds for National Chloride.

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