Sunrise on the Warner Mountains in Surprise Valley California. To view this photo and more go to DreamWeaver Gallery

Surprise Valley trip to Nevada

We drove to Cedarville, California by way of the east side of Surprise Valley today. We went around and back across Middle Alkali Lake. This route took us into Nevada for a few miles. The east side is barren, desolate and lonely with trees, very few and far between. A "scootcher" into the Hayes Mountains of Nevada might be interesting but that adventure is for another day. The west side of Surprise Valley is far more habitable. We are tree people - we need a few trees in our chosen environment.