Lost Horse Mine can be a cool one this time of year and with the threatening clouds rolling in it was definitely cool we started this hike in 7C (44F). The wind was fairly brisk but the trail was in good shape and the scenery was interesting.
We hiked about 2 miles to the mine and it was even cooler and it seem windier. It didn't take nearly as long to hike back down and when we arrived at the parking lot it had started to snow. They weren't big snow flakes but the temp had fallen to 4C (39F).
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| Mike stepping out... |
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| I am holding a yucca flower stock that was on the side of the trail. It is very light and felt hollow inside. |
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| We picked up the pace as the storm clouds approached. |
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| It was sunny down in the valley where we came from. |
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| Part of an old building foundation on the way up to the mine. |
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| The hills in the background are very colourful with the sun and cloud playing with them. |
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| View of the mine site through a old yucca bloom |
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| Mike and Arick wanted to climb the fence and check for gold. |
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| And this is where my house used to be. |
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| You have to be careful not to drop any of your snack or this Antelope Ground Squirrel will grab it. |
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| Very hard to photograph this flock of Mountain Blue Birds foraging in the scrub brush. |
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| A baby Joshua Tree |
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| This a photo from the RV Park a day after the hike. The place we were hiking was over in this area and received at least a few inches of snow. |
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