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Today's Mojave National Preserve festival of pink, purple and orange is probably the best I've experienced on this trip

07444-pink-desert-800px.jpg The deep glow of sunset intensifies with the passing of each minuteThumbnailsThe Kelbaker Hills behind me are busy absorbing every last bit of colour they can get before calling it a dayThe deep glow of sunset intensifies with the passing of each minuteThumbnailsThe Kelbaker Hills behind me are busy absorbing every last bit of colour they can get before calling it a dayThe deep glow of sunset intensifies with the passing of each minuteThumbnailsThe Kelbaker Hills behind me are busy absorbing every last bit of colour they can get before calling it a dayThe deep glow of sunset intensifies with the passing of each minuteThumbnailsThe Kelbaker Hills behind me are busy absorbing every last bit of colour they can get before calling it a dayThe deep glow of sunset intensifies with the passing of each minuteThumbnailsThe Kelbaker Hills behind me are busy absorbing every last bit of colour they can get before calling it a day

Desolate expanses like this valley may seem unimpressive at mid-day, but provide a great end-of-day destination, with no encroaching mountains to obstruct the setting sun.