The Mojave Desert is a magical
place. Haunted, yes. To build a house here is not for the faint of heart. But
in its desolate nature there is great beauty, often glowing under a late sky of
orange, purple and red.
These are the colors that bathe the sands and solitude
in all that has come before, hiding it forever so that only new life can appear
in its place. I wonder, then, if perhaps those colors are just the start of a
rainbow at the end of which is pure gold.
Spooky stories, unexplained
mysteries and tales of ghosts are part of desert lore. It is no wonder that so
many ghosts haunt the lonely trails, mountains, and landmarks of the forbidding
desert. The desert can be unforgiving and, at the same time, unbelievably
generous. Many travelers, prospectors and adventurers have gone into the
desert, never to return or be seen again. Others have returned with treasures rare and unique that we could only dream of being so
lucky ourselves.
