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Zooming in, I can make out the tidbit of civilization that is Ludlow, California along old Route 66 and I-40

6538-ludlow.jpg I'm surprised when I find myself briefly hiking across a flat, prairie-like expanse in the Kelso Dunes WildernessThumbnailsElevation profile of bicycle route from Ludlow to Bristol Mountains campsiteI'm surprised when I find myself briefly hiking across a flat, prairie-like expanse in the Kelso Dunes WildernessThumbnailsElevation profile of bicycle route from Ludlow to Bristol Mountains campsiteI'm surprised when I find myself briefly hiking across a flat, prairie-like expanse in the Kelso Dunes WildernessThumbnailsElevation profile of bicycle route from Ludlow to Bristol Mountains campsiteI'm surprised when I find myself briefly hiking across a flat, prairie-like expanse in the Kelso Dunes WildernessThumbnailsElevation profile of bicycle route from Ludlow to Bristol Mountains campsiteI'm surprised when I find myself briefly hiking across a flat, prairie-like expanse in the Kelso Dunes WildernessThumbnailsElevation profile of bicycle route from Ludlow to Bristol Mountains campsite

The snow-capped mountains in the distant background remind me that this is the beginning of winter in the desert. It was close to freezing last night here in the lower, warmer parts of the desert.