Category: Hiking
-
Over the past month I have been on two hikes in two very different yet similar environments. Similar in that they are both desert-type environments…
-
In mid-November I decided that an overnight camping trip to Joshua Tree National Park was in order. It would give me a chance to do…
-
In early November, I joined a group of fellow photographers from the camera club to which I belong for a 5-day outing to Zion National…
-
A number of friends have finally shamed me enough to get off my but and update my blog/website. It’s not that I haven’t been doing…
-
Sometime back in early May, a friend posted an article on Facebook which listed the “Top 25 Campsites in Canada”. One of the campgrounds listed was…
-
Several weeks ago I stopped in at my insurance broker’s office to drop off a document and he commented that he had been following my…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Today I met up with a group to hike up to a calcite mine and through some slot canyons west of the Salton Sea on…
Wind At Your Back 