Amboy 2010

	On March 13 we rode east toward Amboy through gusting winds at the east end of the San Gorgonio Pass. The pass is nearly always windy, which is why hundreds of wind turbines dot the east. Note the wind-bent trees in the photo at the right, a view of the San Jacinto Mountains from the rest stop at Whitewater.
	Part of my riding group after a quick dismount in the Sheephole Mountains, specifically the Sheephole Pass. From Left; Danny Underwood, Tim Devantier, Brandon McKee, and Dave Cooper.
	Looking down toward Bristol Dry Lake
	The view toward the lake.
	The view from Amboy Road about a mile south of the dry lake. The flowers were among the few that we saw. Though we had a fair amount of rain in the past two months, more time is needed before the plants will uniformly display blooms.
	Bristol Dry Lake. The "dragon's tooth" mounds of sand in the middle distance are the result of mining operations. The earth of the lake bed is periodically reformed with heavy equipment, and large areas are flooded with water to leach the salts from the ground.
	The facilities at Amboy Crater include a rough dirt entry road, graveled parking lot, bathrooms, and a shaded picnic table.
	Though not yet blooming, the plants were quite green near the crater.
	Danny Underwood and Kim Lawrence taking a Coke break at Roy's in Amboy.