Sitting on Top of the World

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One summer day, she went away. Gone and left me, she’s gone to stay. She’s gone, but I don’t worry, Cause I’m sittin’ on top of the world. Sitting on Top of The World (Traditional/Cream Version) ******************************* I was chewing on some brittlebush and watching over the box canyon.  The bushy flats on both sides [...]

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Holiday Offers For the Landscape Lovers

The Holiday season is coming.  Let me tell you what artistic products we are offering this year at www.dalmdad.com: A.  Holiday Cards Five new winter-themed cards based on snow-covered mountain or desert locales. B. Our Kids Book Again, we offer our A Kid’s Guide to Some California Critters.  The Second Edition received good reviews from [...]

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A Picture and No Story

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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park has so much to offer as long as you look.  I wanted to post this picture to share it with the other Anza-Borrego explorers on the site.  However,  because desertusa.com is not just some photo posting site (not that there is anything wrong with having a flickr photostream), I felt an obligation to have [...]

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The Birds!

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A few weeks ago we spent a very nice Saturday night in a cabin in the Laguna Mountains of eastern San Diego county after spending the day searching for bighorn sheep in the southern portions of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (no luck!). The Laguna Mountains are in eastern San Diego county and generally run north-south.  [...]

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Desert Challenge

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I challenge all other trekkers out there to guess where this picture was taken!  I will give you that it was taken in California.

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Going to Joshua Tree National Park

I decided to go against my gut yesterday and I was glad.  When I went to bed Saturday night, I had planned to go to one of two places on Sunday to do some photography.  I was planning on going to either Cajon Pass/Mormon Rocks or Joshua Tree National Park. I woke up Sunday, peaked [...]

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Whitewater River – October 3, 2010

Just drove back from Joshua Tree.  When I passed the Whitewater exit on I-10, I was able to get a quick glance out the window.  The River was really flowing.   More than I have ever seen it flow.  I was not able to get off and explore.  I especially wonder what it was like over [...]

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Whitewater Canyon

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In her post about Whitewater Canyon and River, Lynn Bremner mentions how her frequent passing of the “Whitewater” exit sign on I-10 drew her to explore the Canyon.  I understand being drawn to a location; I felt compelled, as are many, to explore the Zzyzx Road area outside Baker, California, solely due to the enigmatic [...]

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A Tortoise Tale

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“What should we do?” “I don’t know.” “I don’t know either. I don’t want him hurt, but we cannot spend the whole day here.” The man slung his camera over his shoulder. I guess he was done taking my picture for the moment. “Look how cute he is. I guess its a he.” “We never [...]

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