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010 View over Silverwood Lake from the viewpoint on Highway 138 after we dropped off a cache of water in the park
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024 We dropped one car off at the hike's terminus and spent the night in the Rav4 at the PCT Trailhead on Highway 173
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043 We began our hike after dawn and left the Rav4 at the PCT Trailhead parking lot for the next four days edit
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050 Vicki, ready to hike at the PCT Trailhead on Highway 173 in Hesperia near the Mojave Dam
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051 The Mojave Dam and the Rav4 at the PCT Trailhead parking lot on Highway 173 in Hesperia, CA
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075 The Pacific Crest Trail immediately climbs up above the Mojave River Valley as it heads south toward Silverwood Lake
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127 Closeup shot of yellow Bush Poppy Flowers (Dendromecon rigida), from the Pacific Crest Trail near Hesperia, CA
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129 In the Spring of 2020 the hillsides were covered with yellow flowers, in the area where the Pilot Fire of 2016 burned
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167 Vicki crossing Grass Valley Creek where we purified two gallons of water before hiking onward on the PCT
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186 Amazing numbers of yellow Poppy Bush flowers blooming everywhere on the PCT near Hesperia
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220 It was still early afternoon, and hot, so we set up our tent using a mylar space blanket to block the sun
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223 High clouds came in as the afternoon progressed, from our campsite at PCT Mile 320 near Hesperia
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236 We woke up early and started hiking in the dark because we knew it was going to be a long, hot day
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241 The waning crescent moon rises over the hills to the east, from the PCT near Hesperia, CA
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280 We left the 2016 Pilot Fire burn area and actually got to hike through some native oak trees
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286 The sun has finally risen and we're miles ahead on the PCT - view of the Mojave River Forks
