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With the Button Mountain road 100 feet from my tent, I watch a nice sunset through the joshua trees toward the Cow Cove area

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04379-button-mountain.jpg Cool winds set in and I put on my sweater and take a lot of photos around sunset with its red-orange glowThumbnailsRed-yellow light is cast across the lower western flank of Cima Dome at sunset near Button Mountain, Mojave National PreserveCool winds set in and I put on my sweater and take a lot of photos around sunset with its red-orange glowThumbnailsRed-yellow light is cast across the lower western flank of Cima Dome at sunset near Button Mountain, Mojave National PreserveCool winds set in and I put on my sweater and take a lot of photos around sunset with its red-orange glowThumbnailsRed-yellow light is cast across the lower western flank of Cima Dome at sunset near Button Mountain, Mojave National PreserveCool winds set in and I put on my sweater and take a lot of photos around sunset with its red-orange glowThumbnailsRed-yellow light is cast across the lower western flank of Cima Dome at sunset near Button Mountain, Mojave National PreserveCool winds set in and I put on my sweater and take a lot of photos around sunset with its red-orange glowThumbnailsRed-yellow light is cast across the lower western flank of Cima Dome at sunset near Button Mountain, Mojave National Preserve

The joshua tree forest here is not as dense as higher up on Cima Dome, but is plenty scenic. I'm surprised by the lack of insects here tonight; they usually make their presence known at sunset.