Day two at JTNP saw us driving in on another free day to do some more exploring. The weather continued to be in the low 80s, sunny, and just all around wonderful.
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| The roads were either paved or well graded dirt but with a heavy layer of dust on them. Our vehicles raised a heavy cloud of dust as we traveled. |
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| This rock formation resembled a sleeping dinosaur for some in our group. |
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| The Barker dam which actually had some water in it, even deep in our multi-year drought. |
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| View from the Barker dam |
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| See that white smudge way off on the horizon? Snow on a mountain peak! |
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| Some petroglyphs in the Barker dam area. The petroglyphs were 'touched up' by a film crew doing a nature movie to make them stand out for the camera. |
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| "Enhanced" markings compared to the untouched versions |
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| Several abandoned mining shafts are found in this area. A trail led down into the draw where they are located but time didn't allow us to explore. Perhaps another time. |
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| The remains of a building from the mining era. |
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| Bundu Trek's co-owner contemplates what may lie ahead! |
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| The clear desert air distorts the size of things. |
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| That is a big rock! It reminded us of either a Sand Crawler from Star Wars or a WW2 landing craft. |
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| Now the trip is getting interesting! |
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