Sunday, March 24, 2013

JOSHUA TREE WEE THUMP WILDERNESS AREA

About a dozen miles west of Searchlight, NV we were invited by our neighbors of Iron River, Mike and Bonnie, to come and visit with them, and what a spectacular spot it turned out to be.  We camped about a quarter mile off the highway in a 6,000 acre forest of old growth, Joshua Trees; It was like we had entered another world.

We left the furnace heat of the Mojave, climbed almost 4,000 ft. and now with evening temps dropping into the low 30's, it's too cold so we'll be heading back to the valley where our clothes fit the weather.

Our camp was at the site of an old corral with a windmill long silent. We spent about an hour being good stewards of our land cleaning up the debris and rubble of previous little piggy campers.

Once every couple of years or so the trees bloom when conditions are just right.

This year blooming conditions were perfect.  Almost every tree had multiple flowers almost a foot tall.

Even though birding was poor because of high, gusty winds, I did manage one shot of the Red Tailed Hawk.

Toxins implanted into GM food crops to kill pests are reaching the bloodstreams of women and unborn babies, alarming research has revealed.

A landmark study found 93 per cent of blood samples taken from pregnant women and 80 per cent from umbilical cords tested positive for traces of the chemicals.

Millions of acres in North and South America are planted with GM corn containing the toxins, which is fed in vast quantities to farm livestock around the world – including Britain

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1388888/GM-food-toxins-blood-93-unborn-


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