California, one of my favorite places to travel, is a beautiful state. Coming south on interstate 15, the trip down the mountain from Hesperia, CA to San Bernardino, CA is a steep drop. And right now there is snow on the distant tops, making the view even more spectacular.
Once you you get down the steepest part, there are these big plates of solid rock, pushing up from the ground.
Once down the mountain, near San Bernardino, sometimes you can see the mountains in the far distance. And some times you can't. But this day, you not only could see the mountains, but there were clouds hanging low.
Through out parts of California the horizon seems so vast, and can make you feel so minuscle. The shape of the mountains are attention grabbing, to say the least.
Then there is Pisgah Volcano, a young volcanic cinder cone, rising above a lava plain in the Mojave Desert, between Barstow and Needles, California. There may have been activity at this site as recent as 2,000 years ago, though more likely 20,000 to 50,000 years ago. It is too young for the commonly used potassium-argon dating technique, which is usable on specimens over 100,000 years old. Although I have to say, the volcano doesn't look like much more than a black colored hill.
As the sun went down, it brought a beautiful pink tone to the sky. I have to say.... what a way to end the day.
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