Category: California

  • The past month has been a busy one in the desert, with lots of cycling, hiking, photography excursions, visits from friends, and a host of other…

  • In the Mecca Hills, above the town of Mecca, CA, east of the Salton Sea, is a hike  sometimes simply referred to as “the ladders”.…

  • Sometime in 1935, a 21 year-old Arthur Lloyd Cary arrived in the Coachella Valley along with his wife Elaine and their child.  Settling in Holtville, Cary worked…

  • It was used in the filming of The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean and the Cicso Kid. Episodes of The Gene Autry Show…

  • A short 45 minute drive to Joshua Tree, CA left me time to enjoy the $4.99 Breakfast Special at the Joshua Tree Saloon before meeting…

  • One of the many highlights our our first Christmas season in the desert was a visit last night to view the Wild Lights display at…