This area, known as the High Desert, centres around the Mohave Desert and the cities that we visited, Palmdale and Lancaster, CA. Our purpose in travelling to this destination was to visit beautiful Soledad Canyon and to locate a dash and switch parts at the Rexhall plant for the motorhome. What beautiful country! Desert yes, but a plateau in the mountains. Many areas displayed signs of "dips", warning motorists of where mountain run-off water can accumulate and ensuing flash floods.
This area known as Antelope Valley is prolific with Joshua Trees, which belong to the Yucca family. Their trunk is fibrous with no rings, so age is difficult to determine. It flowers a whitish conical head in February to early March; new "trees" can develop from seeds pollinated by the yucca moth or grow from rhizomes of a nearby Joshua. We were travelling in very high winds and later experienced a "white-knuckled" drive along I-15 near San Bernardino as we were buffeted by crosswinds in the canyons. Not fun!
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