Imperial National Wildlife Refuge.













Painted Desert trail.












Traci took a break on an Ironwood tree.













Volcanic eruptions 25 thousand years ago formed this unique landscape.










The pink, yellow, green, orange, and brown colors are actually minerals in the dirt.














What a view! The Colorado River lies in the distance.












Many of the hills looked like petrified sand dunes.









The Colorado River is teeming with wildlife including birds, herons, egrets, ducks, hedgehogs, and bighorn sheep.














We camped along the shore at Squaw Lake, three miles across the border, in California.












The full moon created an interesting effect.










This is the view from our campsite. Traci lounged on the shore, and Tahoe explored his new territory.