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When I think of the Cima Dome area, I think of gorgeous sunsets, and tonight is no exception

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03676-sunrise-rock.jpg I hop around the rocks that surround my Cima Dome campsite and catch the pre-dusk orange desert glowThumbnailsSunset glows around the distant Clark Mountain range tonightI hop around the rocks that surround my Cima Dome campsite and catch the pre-dusk orange desert glowThumbnailsSunset glows around the distant Clark Mountain range tonightI hop around the rocks that surround my Cima Dome campsite and catch the pre-dusk orange desert glowThumbnailsSunset glows around the distant Clark Mountain range tonightI hop around the rocks that surround my Cima Dome campsite and catch the pre-dusk orange desert glowThumbnailsSunset glows around the distant Clark Mountain range tonightI hop around the rocks that surround my Cima Dome campsite and catch the pre-dusk orange desert glowThumbnailsSunset glows around the distant Clark Mountain range tonight

Whenever the wind dies down for a moment, I hear crickets singing. A bird whistles so perfectly a few times that it sounds like a human nearby. Aren't I the only human around here right now, except for the occasional passing car on Cima Road?

It is a bit chilly tonight. Chilly in the Mojave Desert in June? Yes, because I'm in the desert mountains. I would need to put on my long pants and sweater if I were spending a significant amount of time outside tonight.

Spring evenings are beautiful up here at 5000 feet, but it can snow sometimes during the winter months.