May 1 and 2, 2011 Desert Jaunt

The drive east from L.A. for my stormchase stint is typically drab and dull.  This is especially true if I take Interstate 10 into Texas.  On occasion I try to mix things up and to try different routes which don’t add too many extra miles.  I love the desolation along routes 62 and 652 from El Paso to Orla, and I stopped a couple of times for some photo taking.

These desert images were somewhat of a harbinger of the type of weather that would characterize most of Texas for the rest of the spring and summer during 2011.  The first two are at Desert Center, CA, the second two are on Salt Flat in Hudspeth County, TX, the next two are at Orla, and the final two from the Loving/Reeves county line.