Seven Magic Mountains is the name of this piece of modern art installed just outside of Jean, Nevada.  The crystal hunting was a bust for crystals but we saw awesome scenery and this modern art. If you look closely, you can see Sherry standing at the base of one of the seven “mountains,” dwarfed by their massive size.   Made up of some 33 brightly colored boulders, it is quite a sight.

There are other sites, near ghost towns throughout the desert that have modern art installations. Enjoy!

We passed through the Mojave National Preserve today on our way to Goodsprings, Nevada.  The preserve, at 1.6 million acres, is just a small part of the Mojave Deser.  Hundreds of different plants and animals, basins, mountains, ancient cultures and modern man, create the most diverse of America’s four deserts.  Needless to say, this is a special place for us.

We hope to explore more of the Mojave around Goodsprings this week before our show at the Pioneer Saloon this weekend.

Columbus Day helps make this a long weekend for many.  What better way to celebrate the spirit of adventure and discovery than to get out and explore.  Hope to see you there.

The wind flipped over the tables and merchandise went crashing.  Gusts up to fifty mph hit late morning Sunday. One of the casualties of an outdoor show in the high desert. Family, friends and customers came to the rescue.

The show in Joshua Tree was the best ever, regardless of the wind.  A big thank you to Wayne and the rest of the JT Sportmens club staff.

We are spending an extra day of R&R here and to see some friends.  Then off to Goodsprings, Nevada and the Pioneer Saloon.

The petrified wood pendant gets its colors from trace minerals, such as iron, present when the fossil wood was formed.