Category Archive: Desert

Final days in peru

Our final days in Peru were spent mostly gazing out of bus windows as we made our way back to Lima. Minds wandering, contemplating the scenes flying by us, and remembering the magnificence of Machu Picchu,… Continue reading

Ghost Town

Tourist Bodie The Bodie you’re not supposed to see…

Desert Wanderings

Never stop exploring with childlike wonderment; it keeps the mind at peace and the imagination rich.

Rise with the Sun

I am not a morning person. However, after watching the sun rise from the comfort of my bed that first morning in the desert, and the ensuing heat that followed not long after,… Continue reading

Desert Moonrise

May the sun bring you new energy by day. May the moon softly restore you by night. May the rain wash away your worries. May the breeze blow new strength into your being.… Continue reading

Mono Lake

The Abandoned City

The Salton Sea – One word comes to mind: eerie I had heard that this was a visually interesting place to visit while I was attending photography school and have since wanted to… Continue reading

Left in the Dust

Old roadside infrastructure left to the dust.

Little pieces of Americana

After leaving the Grand Canyon, in desperate search of some body of water to refresh ourselves in, we turned to our loyal friend Road Atlas for help. The next major destination on our… Continue reading

The Grandest Canyon

Hiking downhill for 2 miles means you have to hike uphill for an eternity! Perhaps I’m exaggerating just a tad, but really, the hike back up the canyon was intense; the views were… Continue reading

White Sand

Feeling rejuvenated after our lovely hike through Devil’s Haul in the Guadalupe Mountains, we sat in the truck, road atlas in lap, contemplating “what next?” Everyone we ran into insisted we visit the… Continue reading

Desert Flowers

"They said they’d be back in 10"