What’s so special about April 4?
For days we have been walking by a lot of Cereus Cacti waiting for the beautiful “Argentine Giant” blooms. Nearby, the local hospital (Mayo Clinic) [...]
Enjoying the Desert Spring
Spring has come early to the desert and all the cacti are in bloom. Usually, we don't see flowers until early April, followed by a staggered approach [...]
Painting the Light
Painting the light, otherwise known as "light painting", involves adding your own light to the scene. Whether natural or man-made, we all know, "it's all about [...]
2015 – What a Year
Happy New Year from myself and Kathryn. We’d like to thank you for following us on our world travels by reading this blog. Believe it our [...]
“Only the Shadow Knows”
A constant theme of our photography for this trip has been the low angle of the sun which can produce unwanted shadows. Sometimes shadows in [...]
Coal Mine Canyon
It was last day of our photography getaway and my trigger finger was still a little itchy. It needed just one or two more scratches. [...]
Finally, the Wave
Hike to The Wave, Part 4: We are now up to seven miles into our hiking up and down buttes, through soft sand, and over [...]
Waves & Water in the Desert?
Hiking to The Wave, Part 3: The Second Wave Departing from Sand Cove, we continued on our loop traversing up a sheer sandstone rock face [...]
Sand Cove (a.k.a. Olympic Racetrack)
Hiking to The Wave, Part 2: Sand Cove Since we had visited The Wave the first time back in November of 2012, we had learned [...]
Never Tire of Toadstools
These toadstools are not the edible variety nor are they poisonous either. Most of us think of mushrooms when we think of toadstools. But the [...]