Easter Sunrise on Mt San Jacinto Throwback

Happy Easter and Passover to you all! Many of us aren’t feeling happy or want to celebrate the holidays. At least not this way in isolation. I hope you are taking care of yourselves, your hearts, your minds. This is the way to get through this. My plan for Easter Sunday was to join the […]

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Light The Night in Joshua Tree National Park

If you have been out to Joshua Tree National Park at night, you know it’s dark out there, pitch-black. That’s of course why a lot of photographers head out there to take night sky photos. Last year I had the opportunity to shoot light paining with a few fellow photographers. This was my first time […]

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Sunset in Red Rock Canyon

I arrived late in the afternoon. A good time, I thought, to catch the sunset. I’ve never been to Red Rock Canyon before, so I just followed the sun. The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is located just a few miles west of Las Vegas within the Mojave Desert. There are many stops along […]

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Symmetry in Nature

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I am always amazed at nature. Nature so effortlessly creates patterns and symmetry that are beautiful and efficient at the same time. A lot of times as we hurry through our lives we miss the simple beauty that is right before us. And nature is complex and full of contradictions, too: the leopard has spots, […]

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Fire Wave in the Valley of Fire

I grew up in a densely populated urban area. Wide landscape views were rare. So when I discovered the deserts, I was hooked. Sweeping views in all directions and colors that I had never imagined in nature. Last year I visited the Valley of Fire State Park for the first time. The Valley of Fire […]

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Palm Springs Wind Turbines

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As you leave Los Angeles towards Palm Springs on Interstate 10 you know you are close once you see the wind turbines (windmills) towering on both sides of the highway. The largest of the wind turbines are about 160 feet tall. The San Gorgonio Pass wind farm – one of the largest in California – […]

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