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Galen

 We found the car first, a black Volkswagen sedan covered in dusty handprints. It was as though some prehistoric tribe had taken their art out of the caves and blessed this strange thing, this massive darkling beetle, with their totemic symbols. A broken rake and beat up frying pan lay…

Assault on Peak 7189

Peak 7189 is the conical peak with the pale band near the summit, center right. Click the photo for a larger version. On May 25, 2009, Tim and Corinne - friends and avid desert hikers - met near an old talc mine in the Malpais Mesa Wilderness to climb a…

The Grave Markers of Centennial Flat

Every time I drive out to my desert areas I pass this cross. I always assumed it was just another memorial to a tragic car accident but on my last trip curiosity compelled me to stop. And stumbled onto a forgotten corner of history.  In fading letters carved into the…

Eureka Dreamscapes

Mine & New Friends

My final morning in **** I decide to take a quick side journey up another road since I’d never been. It is close to where I’ve been camping and I can’t resist a road winding into unknown parts. Figured I’d drive until the road got too rough or my brain…

Remnants of Ancient Peoples

Quick note: This is part 3 of a series of posts on my trip to the wilderness. If you are seeing this for the first time, it’d be worthwhile to scroll down and read Mustangs and Watering Hole first. Thanks for stopping by! I came here looking for specific things.…

Watering Hole

Quick note: This is part 2 of a series of posts on my trip to the wilderness. If you are seeing this for the first time, it’d be worthwhile to scroll down and read Mustangs first. Thanks for stopping by! Just like every African watering hole, where there is a…

Mustangs

I have been piecing together hints of a spring in a remote canyon on BLM land outside Death Valley. It fascinated me with mention of the ruins of a ranch, petroglyphs from at least 1000 years ago, mustangs who would water there and then retreat to the relative safety of…

SpaceRock Trail Run 2017

I’ve been shooting for New Global Adventures a little while now. It’s so much fun to combine my love of the outdoors, landscape photography with dynamic race shots. SpaceRock takes place at the famous Vasquez Rocks - an iconic film location just north of the Angeles National Forest. If you…

Joshua Tree National Park

As the year wanes and temperatures begin dropping in the American West, I’m getting excited to head out to two of my favorite places: Death Valley and Joshua Tree. In anticipation of more desert exploration, I’ve revisited a few of my images from my last visit to Joshua Tree. Wanderlust…