The Mojave - A Portrait of the Definitive American Desert Flags and hundreds of thru-hikers take

and hundreds of thru-hikers take to the trail and make the journey from beginning to end

Fradkin divides California into seven distinct ecological and cultural provinces—from the hot deserts and high peaks to the rich agricultural Central Valley

extra large driveways

and died in these forgotten places - settlements with names like Cadiz

The Mojave - A Portrait of the Definitive American Desert Flags and hundreds of thru-hikers takeThe Mojave, as David Darlington describes it, is a "wilderness defined by human ambition, an empty place full of activity, a blank slate brimming with meaning, an overflowing void." Darlington writes of the wide ranging impact of the human presence on a region that appears to be rugged but is actually perilously fragile and vulnerable. From ranchers to the rise and demise of Route 66 to the environmental consequences of mining, tourists, and military