"MEETING OF THE ROADS" (near Yermo) |
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| (1863). In 1863, the Mojave Road and the Spanish Trail met at the Mojave River east of Barstow, near the current site of Yermo. This photograph shows that the Mojave River was lined with short trees, probably Goodding willows. These trees suggest that reliable surface water once was present here (Richard D'Heureuse 1905.16894–A, courtesy of the Bancroft Library). |
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(April 25, 2001). During the last 138 years, hummocks with tamarisk, mesquite, desert willow (Chilopsis linearis), and California scale broom (Lepidospartum squamatum) have replaced the willows. Although this photo is of mesquite covered dunes with a few thorn bushes, tamarisk is the dominant woody shrub along this stretch of the Mojave River bed (Dominic Oldershaw, Stake 4085). |
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