Descansos

© Lori Carey, All Rights Reserved. Cima, California

From Palms to Pines Scenic ByWay in the San Jacinto mountains, looking across Banning and the San Gorgonio Mountains. Wanda Aragon memorial on the side of the road.

Blackie's grave at the Crusty Bunny Ranch

Husky Monument (Huskey Memorial) near Cuddeback Lake in the Mojave Desert.

Memorial along Highway 14 marks the location where Father John J Crowley died when his car hit a steer in the highway. Father Crowley was a well-known and loved figure who devoted his life to restoring the Owens Valley communities after the water supply was diverted to Los Angeles. Father Crowley Visa Point in Death Valley National Park and Crowley Lake in Mono County were named after him.

49-year-old Lockheed Martin test pilot David Cooley died instantly on 25 March 2009 after ejecting from his F-22A Raptor while attempting to perform high-G maneuvers. Prior to working for Lockheed Martin, Cooley was a test pilot in the US Air Force.

John Lang's grave in Joshua Tree National Park. Lang was a prospector who once owned the Lost Horse Mine.

I've never been able to figure out this grave in Big Bear's Holcomb Valley. As far as I can tell, the stones below spell out "Bup" and it may be a pet or work animal, but there are many unmarked graves throughout the area of miners who died during the Holcomb Valley Gold Rush of the late 1800s.

This is the grave of Charles P. Wilbur in Holcomb Valley, Big Bear, California. Wilbut was the first tax assessor for San Bernardino County and was also a gold placer miner during the Holcomb Valley Gold Rush.

Ghost Bike

White cross against blue sky in the California desert.

Hidden Angel

Unknown descanso in the Mojave Desert near Randsburg.

Major Michael Adams, USAF, lost his life on November 15, 1967 when the North American X-15 experimental aircraft he was piloting crashed in the Mojave Desert northeast of Johannesburg. The monument was placed by John Bodylski, BSA Troop 323 for his Eagle Scout Leadership Project, with the assistance of several organizations and individuals.

Major Michael Adams, USAF, lost his life on November 15, 1967 when the North American X-15 experimental aircraft he was piloting crashed in the Mojave Desert northeast of Johannesburg. The monument was placed by John Bodylski, BSA Troop 323 for his Eagle Scout Leadership Project, with the assistance of several organizations and individuals.

Major Michael Adams, USAF, lost his life on November 15, 1967 when the North American X-15 experimental aircraft he was piloting crashed in the Mojave Desert northeast of Johannesburg. The monument was placed by John Bodylski, BSA Troop 323 for his Eagle Scout Leadership Project, with the assistance of several organizations and individuals.

Rick Hunt, died December 1 2007 in the Mojave Desert near Randsburg.