The Big Dilemma
The hardest part of astrophotography is getting out of bed (especially at this time of year with sunrise at 5:30am). I guess there are other [...]
Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020
Goodbye 2019 2019 began with some challenges. Treatment for a second cancer diagnosis loomed on the horizon. Cancer is a reminder of how short life is [...]
Third time’s a charm!
Sometimes landscape photography is easy, but more often than not, it is road of discovery. Death Valley National Park offers many intriguing sights, one of [...]
Artist’s Palette
The Artist's Palette in Death Valley is known for its colorful rocks that are shaped in a similar fashion to an artist palette. It's location [...]
Bad Light in Badwater Basin
Badwater Basin in Death Valley contains salt flats which reside 282 feet below sea level. It is the lowest point in North America and it [...]
From Sand Dunes to Self-Doubt
We've been here before. The first time nearly killed me (see Sand Dunes of Death Valley). This time we were determined to get there early so we [...]
Zabriskie Point
Zabriskie Point is named after Christian Brevoort Zabriskie who was a vice president and general manger of the Pacific Coast Borax Company in the early [...]
The Softer Side of Death Valley
The name “Death Valley” connotes an image of a barren wasteland (and it certainly does fulfill that image). Water anyone? Our visits to [...]
Below Sea Level
Below Sea Level From 9300 feet at sunrise to below sea level at sunset, it was a quite a fall for one day. Fortunately, Death [...]