For those of you that practice open-burning of leaves/brush..

[JTMachineDesign]

And I thought most of the desert was flat.

My place.. main house... 3212 ft elevation at this point. Dec 2008. Southern property line is shared with the National Park, which means I often see this out the window of my study:



1 year ago:

 

[orezok]

Yup. I have seen two 15 inch snows since I lived up here (about 25 years). Some snow almost every year. Those beautiful trees in the background are Joshua Trees. . The lower spiky plant to the right of the center Joshua is a Yucca and the bush on the far left is a creosote.