Brown Buttes to Trojan: A Mojave Ramble

The Brown Buttes are southeast of the intersection of Highway 40 and Kelbaker Rd. (82kb)

Bladder pod bush in bloom with the Granite Mountains in the background. (101kb)

The bees were feasting on the bladder pod blooms. (88kb)

As the blossom wilts the bladder pod forms in its place. (101kb)

We explored the wash to the south and picked up some trash. (85kb)

desert chicory (74kb)

desert chicory (70kb)

Yellow cups, or Camissonia brevipes. (74kb)

Another look at the Brown Buttes. (84kb)

desert dandelion (56kb)

Looking down at the wash from one of the buttes. (90kb)

checker fiddleneck (43kb)

desert Canterbury bells (68kb)

We managed to fill up a trash bags with assorted junk from the wash. (84kb)

Approaching the Orange Blossom Mine. (114kb)

A close-up of the foundation for the mill of the Orange Blossom. (101kb)

Looking back toward the Marble Mountains from the Orange Blossom. (100kb)

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A mat of desert monkeyflowers.  (83kb)

yellow cups (76kb)

Ruins at the Propane Tank prospect. (148kb)

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Could this be the namesake of the mine?  (Just kidding.) (176kb)

Two adjacent shafts. (149kb)

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Yet another nearby shaft. (121kb)

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While exploring the hillside Niki spotted this horned lizard. (123kb)

It proved to be a good sport and posed for several pictures.  (82kb)

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