Coyote Crossing

7:55 pm Saturday July 25 2009, Cima Dome

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A Metaphor, Backlit

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Cedar Canyon Road, July 31 2005

A month before, lightning strikes had sparked one of the worst fires in the East Mojave’s history. 71,000 acres burned in the course of a couple days.

My friend Matthew and I headed for the burn area to see it for ourselves.

The temperature

Kelso Dunes

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Providence Mountains from Kelso Dunes

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Ivanpah Road, Tuesday PM

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In Antelope Valley

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Lasthenia

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A little bit of Earth Day green

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Lasthenia in Antelope Valley

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Saddleback Butte sunset

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A matter of a piñon

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Ferocactus on Lava

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Compare and contrast

Below are two satellite images, courtesy Google Earth, of different pieces of the Ivanpah Valley. Both photos show land at around 3,000 feet in elevation, at a resolution equivalent to 1,500 feet up.

One of the photos is of land whose

Yucca schidigera

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Eagle over Morning Star Mine Road

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Wee Thump Sunset

Slept on the ground last night in sub-freezing temperatures. Woke up surrounded by Joshua trees growing out of patches of snow. Drove with The Raven along Route 66. Ate lunch-dinner at the Bagdad Café.

Best Birthday Ever.

Also, please join me

Turning 49

I’m offline and sleeping on the cold, cold ground until my personal odometer clicks over. Enjoy the next few days, please.

In the meantime, I’m pleased and slightly befuddled to note that the RedBubble group American Southwest has named me a

In the Arthur J. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park

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Castle Peaks Sunset

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