March 20,2017 Ibex Dunes, Death Valley, California

 Judy (my sister) and Laurie arrived on Fri night.  Jill (Judy’s daughter and my niece) and Angie arrived on Sunday. John cooked us a great dinner of red sauce and pasta. Monday we went  to Ibex dunes. It was in the high 90’s and hot. Fortunatly there was a breeze to sort of cool us down. Angie has never been to  Death Valley before so it was a treat for her.  Ibex dunes has the most flowers this spring in Death Valley and is remote enough there are not enough people.  Judy, Jill, Angie, Judy D and Sue D.

Fields of  sand verbena in front of the dunes.

Angie, Jill, Judy, Sue D and Judy D on the dunes. Judy, Angie and Jill with the thumbs up.

 Lines in the dunes. Beetles  on plants, a sand cricket and desert gold and verbena.

 The head gate to an old mine in the dunes and more lines.

Tall clover, red and black beetles mating and eating at the same time, corregated metal and lines in the dunes.  Hiking in the verbena.

Climbing the dunes, desert gold on the aluvial fan.

On the way back we went to China Ranch Date Farm.  The display for the Mojave Mud face mask, with a photo of Jill, Judy and I wearing it. Word has it that it did not start selling well till our photo was posted.

Date palm orchard  and China Ranch.