February in the California Desert
Mt. Shasta marks the start
Mining ruins, Inyo Mountains
Miners never seem to clean up. Inyo Mountains
Mirror Pond time. Inyo Mountains
Night approaches. Inyo Mountains
Owens Lake, from the Inyo Mountains
Last light, Inyo Mountains
New phone education. Inyo Mountains
Evening color on the ruins. Inyo Mountains
Golden hour. Inyo Mountains
Night of a million stars. Inyo Mountains
Inyo Mountain camp near Cerro Gordo mine.
Mt. Whitney dawn from Inyo Mountains
The range of light.
Mine car. Cerro Gordo Mine
The workshop. Cerro Gordo Mine
Inside the hotel. Cerro Gordo Mine
A place to hang your hat. Cerro Gordo Mine
Belly up to the bar. Cerro Gordo Mine
Sasparilla? Cerro Gordo Mine
Potbelly stove. Cerro Gordo Mine
Robert, our tour guide at Cerro Gordo Mine..
Spare dynamite. Cerro Gordo Mine
Reflections on the hotel window at Cerro Gordo Mine.
Antique collectables. Cerro Gordo Mine
Stained glass in the workshop.
End of the road. Cerro Gordo Mine
The bunkhouse. Cerro Gordo Mine
Collection. Cerro Gordo Mine
Old Dodge grill. Cerro Gordo Mine
Memory Barrel. Cerro Gordo Mine
Old mine sluice. Cerro Gordo Mine
Eureka Dunes panorama. Death Valley
Eureka Dunes, all 700 feet of 'em. Death Valley
Dunes and mountains. Death Valley
The outhouse at Eureka Dunes. Death Valley
Somebody's watching. Eureka Dunes. Death Valley
Last Chance Range above Eureka Dunes. Death Valley
Sunset striations. Death Valley
Burger time at Eureka Dunes. Death Valley
Dawn at Eureka Dunes. Death Valley
Long way up. Eureka Dunes. Death Valley
Heading for the summit. Eureka Dunes. Death Valley
Bird circle. Eureka Dunes, Death Valley
Windblown dunes. Death Valley
Path of progress. Eureka Dunes. Death Valley
On the trail to the summit. Eureka Dunes. Death Valley
The summit ridge. Death Valley
Jan, mountaineer. Eureka Dunes. Death Valley
Ben atop the Eureka Dunes. Death Valley
Steps along the ridgeline. Death Valley
Tiger Swallowtail. Eureka Dune summit. Death Valley
Eureka Valley. Death Valley National Park
It's a long way down. Eureka Dunes. Death Valley
Sulfur mine ruins. Death Valley
Crankshaft Junction. Death Valley
Golden hour at Mesquite Spring Campground. Death Valley
Mesquite Spring Campground. Death Valley Sunset start
360 degree sunset. Mesquite Spring Campground. Death Valley
Pink everywhere. Mesquite Spring Campground. Death Valley
Dawn on the Panamints from Mesquite Spring Campground. Death Valley
Sunrise at Mesquite Spring Campground. Death Valley
Mesquite Spring Campground. Death Valley
Red sky at morning, hiker take warning. Mesquite Spring Campground. Death Valley
Jan at Ubehebe Crater. Death Valley
Heed the warning. Ubehebe Crater. Death Valley
Little Ubehebe Crater. Death Valley
Teakettle Junction, deep in the Death Valley back country.
Racetrack Playa. Death Valley
Cracked earth. Racetrack Playa. Death Valley
Racetrack rocks. Racetrack Playa. Death Valley
The Grandstand. Racetrack Playa. Death Valley
The dust storm hits. Racetrack Playa. Death Valley
Last view of the sun for the day. Racetrack Playa. Death Valley
Our escape: Borrego Springs
Teriyaki on the hibachi. Borrego Springs.
Morning comes to Borrego Springs.
Hidden Jackrabbit. Borrego Springs.
Chubarosa blossoms in winter. Borrego Springs.
Ocotillo. Borrego Springs.
Approaching the palm grove. Borrego Springs.
In the grove. Borrego Springs.
Lofty palms. Borrego Springs.
The reward for the early riser. Borrego Springs.
Dawn at Borrego Springs.
Hiking in Fish Creek Wash. Anza Borrego Desert.
Vetch in Fish Creek Wash. Anza Borrego Desert.
Jan hikes in Fish Creek Wash. Anza Borrego Desert.
Smoke tree. Fish Creek Wash. Anza Borrego Desert.
Wind caves hike. Fish Creek Wash. Anza Borrego Desert.
The first huecos. Wind Caves. Anza Borrego Desert.
Sandstone formation. Anza Borrego Desert.
Jan's petite grotte. Fish Creek Wash. Anza Borrego Desert.
Surveying the huecos. Wind Caves. Fish Creek Wash. Anza Borrego Desert.
Under the arch. Fish Creek Wash.
Lumpy formation. Wind Caves. Fish Creek Wash. Anza Borrego Desert.
View from within. Wind Caves. Fish Creek Wash. Anza Borrego Desert.
Sandstone & sun. Fish Creek Wash. Anza Borrego Desert.
Jan on the ridgetop. Fish Creek Wash. Anza Borrego Desert.
Poser on the ridgetop. Fish Creek Wash. Anza Borrego Desert.
Barrel Cactus. Fish Creek Wash.
Coyote trying to lure us away from the den. Fish Creek Wash. Anza Borrego Desert.
Folded formation. Fish Creek Wash. Anza Borrego Desert.
Mt. Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego Desert.
Pygmy Grove. Mt. Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego Desert.
Twin palms. Mt. Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego Desert.
One grove after another. Mt. Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego Desert.
The second grove. Mt. Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego Desert.
Fire charred palms. Mt. Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego Desert.
Grand grove. Mt. Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego Desert.
The next generation. Mt. Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego Desert.
Something to look up to. Mt. Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego Desert.
Ocotillo near Mt. Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego Desert.
Ocotillo blossoms. Mt. Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego Desert.
Rock garden. Mt. Palm Canyon. Anza Borrego Desert.
Palm leavings. Hidden Canyon. Anza Borrego Desert.
Hidden Canyon. Anza Borrego Desert.
Agua Caliente Regional Park bath house.
Dinner at Agua Caliente.
Our cozy cabin at Agua Caliente Regional Park.
