Letter From the Desert: Nipton Diary #6
Thresholds
October 7, 2008
Creosote bush, Larrea tridentata, grows in the lower elevations of the Mojave. At least it does so in places where the soil is not too alkaline. In the flattest part of this valley nothing grows, and the fringes of the dry lake are the domain of gray-leaved Atriplex, but gain a little altitude above the playa and a little bit o…
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