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[pct-l] Burning Deserts
Mojave, rhymes with "No-Cave", it's an old intentional word-mangle.
Never heard it?
Maybe I've lived around here too long....
Kevin "I'm not going to be a Mo-Javian all my life" Corcoran
Steve wrote:
>are you telling us it's simply MO-HAWV instead of MO-HAWV-EY ??? ???
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kevin Corcoran" <kevin@antelecom.net>
>To: "christin pruett" <christinpruett@hotmail.com>; <pct-l@backcountry.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 7:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Burning Deserts
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>> My understanding is that the CO Desert is like a subset of
>> the Sonoran Desert, so I guess the answer is yes.
>> The CD is hotter than the Mojave (Saline / Death Valleys
>> excepted). That's generally owing to the CD's lower elevation as
>> drainage into the lower CO River (Salton Sea basin excepted). The
>> Mojave doesn't drain to the ocean or CO River. The Mojave is
>> actually a transitional area between the Great Basin Desert and the
>> Colorado Desert but with elements of each. It's far less vegetated
>> than the Mojave, generally without the Joshua trees which like sandy
>> higher elevation slopes. Joshua Tree NP actually straddles the
>> Cottonwood Mts which is the Mojave / Colorado Desert divide. There
>> actually is a delineation, albeit not always so clearly
>> recognizeable, but generally drawn along the divides of drainage to
>> the CO River vs drainage to dry inland basins.
>> Your 'Mojave crossing' segment is indeed a 'shortcut' thanks
>> to the friendly board of the Tejon Ranch Corporation. It crosses the
>> westernmost corner of the Mojave (the Antelope Valley, where I live)
>> and bottoms out around 2900 ft. The PCTA Data Book reveals that the
>> trail dips below 3500' for about 20 miles there. Though dry, if you
>> hit it before mid-June, it's generally not hot (95+). But it is dry,
>> windy, and very sunny.
>>
>> Kevin "Mojave is 2 syllables, not 3" Corcoran
>>
>>
>> >Is the Colorado desert a portion of the Sonoran desert? What types of
>> >vegetation are found there? Any Joshua trees? I have been in Joshua
>tree
>> >NP and always thought that was part of the Mojave. Maybe there is no
>clear
>> >delineation between these two areas. I guess I'll have to hike southern
>CA
>> >to find out. Thanks for the info.
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