Wildflower season is coming into its own in Southern California, and the nooks and crannies of desert and chaparral plant communities are beginning to show their flowery finery. Whitewater River Canyon and Whitewater Preserve in Riverside County are not as well known as their more popular cousins, the Anza Borrego Desert or Death Valley, but […]
A story in contrasts Read More »
Spring makes me happy! The onset of warm weather stirs my wanderlust and strengthens my resolve to spend more time outdoors communing with nature. Living things are waking up after their short winter hiatus, and I almost feel the same way! I am elated that the Mexican Poppies are blooming, the Cactus Wrens are repairing
Wildflower Update March 1st, 2010 It is still early to view the wildflowers here in the Coachella Valley. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park has some blooms opening in various parts of the park. For current updates visit DesertUSA’s Wildlflower Reports. Edom Hill in Cathedral City, CA has some lupine, sand verbena and brittlebush along the roadside
Wildlfower Update: Coachella Valley and Joshua Tree National Park Read More »
I have been photographing trains, I think, forever. I remember taking a snapshot, with my dad’s old camera, of a big black train tearing by while I was still in high school. There is this adrenaline rush, a natural high as the train passes; horns screaming, crossing bells going off, the ground rumbling. Did you
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Annie’s rebellious nature included an early marriage at 15, and then leavin’ her husband in Boston to run bootleg whiskey from Canada to Chicago. She worked her way West as a ranch cook in Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado before contractin’ tuberculosis. The sickness forced her to the hot, dry climate of the Shoshone Hot Springs area where Annie took up minin’, and discovered a lifestyle that was with her the rest of her life.
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The DesertUSA Staff headed out to Anza-Borrego on Sunday, Feb. 21st to photograph and shoot video of the current wildflowers conditions. [flashvideo file=https://www.desertusa.com/wildflo/videos/wild-2-22.flv /] This next photo gives you an idea of how small some of the wildflowers are. The macro lenses make the desert wildflowers look spectacular, but the to the naked eye you
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Several times year I go through my camera bags and replace things that need replacing and clean the bags. It doesn’t do much good to try to keep your gear nice and clean if your camera bag is dirty on the inside. The outside of the bag doesn’t mean much to me. Makes it look
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How long does it take to hike from the Mojave Desert to the Sonoran Desert? This sounds worse than it is. It all began with a trip from Yucca Valley to Palm Springs; my wife and I always sightsee along the road looking down on the Old Highway 62 on our way down New State Highway
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Wildflower Report Feb. 14th ’10 One of DesertUSA.com readers sent in a photo of a desert lily blooming in the same area where the DUSA Staff saw buds just a few days before the photo was taken. On Sunday, Feb. 14th ’10 Michael Pique took the following photo and sent it to DesertUSA from his
First Desert Lily Bloom Reported on Valentine’s Day Read More »
Hey,baby. No one puts snowshoeing in the corner! OK. I took artistic license with that quote but trust me and I will take you to a world no downhill skier or snowboarder would want to go. You wont get a rush going fast because you don’t but you will see sights that will amaze and
