Another rainy day, with a pot of gold sunshine at the end of the rainbow!

The rainbow was about 1/2 mile from the camper, but disappeared as we got closer!

No, really, it was a dark and stormy night! Yesterday morning, luckily after our campfire had died down, the wind came up and the innocent looking gray fluffy clouds scudded across the sky and stacked up until they were dark and ominous. After a sunset hidden behind ragged, wind whipped clouds we heard the pitter patter of raindrops on the camper that were soon joined by many multitudes of drumming drops that lulled us into an uneasy sleep. We woke to a fresh washed, bright, fragrant morning and soon headed out to explore.

Ephemeral pools dotted depressions along the road and washes.

Like any 4 year old, Mavrik ran into every pool he encountered until the novelty wore off.

We took a 5 mile walk cross-country without Mavrik, he was recovering from the 8 mile walk yesterday. We found this cute tiny pincushion cactus under a bigger bush.

The 1 inch long fruit is eaten by little desert rodents.

After lunch we took a motorcycle ride, again without Mavrik, he hasn’t learned to sit on a motorcycle. We rode up to a communications tower then into the desert.

We don’t know who stays in this trailer, but it must be mighty hot in there!

The view of the surrounding desert from the tower hill top