Five snaps from yesterday showing a few of the homes in Calico Basin. I don’t see why folks build homes here…
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These are interesting pictures. The hills around the homes remind me of my time in the Army when I went to the Mojave Desert for desert training at Fort Irwin in California. I too kind of have a feeling of “why live there” because it’s so barren. On the other hand though, those people have probably lived there all their life and are used to it and love that kind of land. It’s definitely much different than what we have here in Alabama. I like your photos here though because it gives those of us here a chance to see how home living is on the other side of the country.
Thanks! One new home went up here last year. There is tons of hikers and rock climbers out there year round, more in winter I suppose when it’s far cooler. It’s several miles back to town for anything. Those two things have me wonder why they build out there where there’s no high speed internet either! I like the barren… I’m from Michigan where trees cover everything…
Oh, I didn’t think about the “no internet” thing. That would cut me out completely. I couldn’t hang with that! The hiking however I’m sure I would love, and yes I like the barren to (to a point).
It’s about fifteen minutes from my house via the freeway, not too bad really. My Cox cable has 30mb up and 300 down, I’m not willing to part with that! 😂
I don’t blame you! Best to make the drive for a hike and then back to civilization where the www exists 🙂
Yooper betcha! 👍🏻
Reminds me of certain parts of New Mexico. Beautiful
Thanks Sandra. 😎😊🌵
What do you mean? I think it’s beautiful, there.
I do too, I think you’ve misunderstood me.
Guess so. Do you mean they are ruining the area by building houses there?
Not at all, I just don’t understand why folks wanna build a home out there. So far from everything but I guess that’s what they are after. I come from the wood in Michigan, so it’s kinda funny that I would see this this way… 🤔
Wow – it looks so barren!
Hi Mike! Wellllll…. The Southwest has been in a serious drought for a long time. It’s a big concern with Las Vegas growing crazy fast, and Lake Mead not having been at Full Pond since the 1980’s.
The yearly Monsoons in my view haven’t produced much rain recently. Not good! The Mojave Desert is rather barren I think but beautiful. These mountains are bare except for the really big peaks in the Spring Mountains where two peaks are near 12,000 feet. Then you hit the Alpine altitudes. 😎
Oh, I can see the beauty – stark, perhaps, still beautiful. You don’t get landscapes like that in Europe! Not yet anyway.
Not that I’ve seen in any photo. 😎
Looksl like the area could do with a spot of rain.
Hi Richard. It’s barren but doesn’t look abnormal at all. I mentioned to Mike in another comment that the big mountains are beyond these foothills and reach almost 12,000 feet. Alpine height! The Monsoons haven’t dropped much rain the last two years in my view, we need it badly…