Runaway! Once again, I headed up to Death Valley with a good friend. It was the end of the wildflower season, and California surely had fierce rains. The colours of the mountains, and the gouges left behind were phenonenal-- and my friend found 3 critters--brine snail larva, a stink bug, and a HUGE multicolour catepillar! She had some lawn chairs, and on an open basin, openned the chairs. We sat, had some lemonade, and just gawked at the mountains. I wondered what mineral treasures they held. So Quiet, so away from the noise and craziness of southern California. Now to find other get away places, to be able to hear a quiet natural world. I will try to add a picture of the mountains with flowers....