Just Inside Red Rock Canyon State Park
Description: While Red Rock Canyon State Park has a lot to explore, with a number of different canyons to hike to as well as Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) trails, you Continue Reading →
Tag: desert
Sunset Shadows In Utah’s Desert
Description: As I was getting over Covid one day, long ago, I camped way out away from people in Goosenecks State Park in Utah. It’s a lovely, wide expanse of Continue Reading →
High Contrast – Hills vs. Mountains
Description: As the Autumn sun rose in Eastern California, I was struck by the hard contrast in colors. In the foreground are the Alabama Hills: lumpy, rounded and orange/tab in Continue Reading →
Filling In The Cracks
Description: Now we get to the part of the White Rim Trail trip where the sun is up! This white cap stone is seen in the foreground but look at Continue Reading →
Rain Squalls Over Death Valley
Description: Upon leaving Death Valley National Park this Spring the weather turned a bit squally and sprinkled the valley (which is over the hills) with one last drop of drops Continue Reading →
Death Valley Is All About Patterns
Description: In looking back through a few days spent in Death Valley over the Winter, I keep finding more and more images of endless patterns. Sometimes repeating directly, but also Continue Reading →
It’s Not Otherworldly, It’s Death Valley – Photo Gallery
Description: <Gets up on very minor soap box>It bugs me how often people use the term ‘otherworldly’ to describe things here on Earth. Why it bugs me is because it Continue Reading →
The Boring Hike Up Monarch Canyon
Monarch Canyon in Death Valley National Park should be fairly low on your to-do list for hikes. I’ll be highlighting other hikes my brother Daniel and I enjoyed on a Continue Reading →
Golden Canyon
Description: Golden Canyon in Death Valley National Park has become one of my favorite places. I only visited once with my brother this week but I’m already thinking about returning Continue Reading →
Bombay Beach TVs
Description: Bombay Beach used to be right on the shore of the Salton Sea, over 200 feet below sea level. It was once a swank beach hot-spot where the likes of Continue Reading →
Cholla Sunset
Description: It’s so fuzzy! But don’t get too close to cholla cactus, they are vicious. Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA, North America Camera: Canon 7D Mark Photograph Copyright Peter West Continue Reading →
Ground-based Drone Mirage
Description: Let me explain this mirage. It’s a drone photo, but after I was forced to land with the battery down to 10%. But that’s still enough battery to take photos, Continue Reading →
Nature’s Patterns And Lake Mead
Description: Nevada’s openness never ceases to astound me, even more so from the air. A backroad from Las Vegas to northern Lake Mead passes through swirling and eroded creations taking centuries Continue Reading →
Moon Over The Buggies
Title: Moon Over The Buggies Location: Algodones Dunes, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email)
Dunes And The Buggies That Love Them
Description: Remember those nice, nearly pristine sand dunes I posted just a bit ago? During the winter (and a bit during the blazing 110°F temps in the summer) they Continue Reading →
The Perfection Of Bryce Canyon
Description: Bryce Canyon National Park is certainly one of my favorite places to visit in the US West. It has beautiful sandstone spires, meandering trails, vistas to last a lifetime. Mix Continue Reading →
Death Valley Layers
Description: Building on yesterdays Alaskan Layers photo of the day, let’s shift a little south and a little more desolate. Death Valley actually has quite a bit of color in Continue Reading →
Solar In California – Photo Of The Day
Description: Out in the dry areas of California, this one near Victorville, plots of land not suitable for many other uses are sprouting solar panels. These aren’t the super large Continue Reading →
Layers Of Death Valley – Photo Of The Day
Description: Death Valley is a treasure in the middle of California, best visited in the Spring or Fall. The endless geology in every direction is a true wonder. See 2bonus photos Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Dreams In The Sands
Title: Dreams In The Sands Location: Algodones Dunes, California, USA, North America Description: This summer I will return to these dunes in Southern California with some new composition ideas in mind. From Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Defender In The Desert
Title: Defender In The Desert Location: Alvord Desert, Central Oregon, USA, North America Description: Hands down the best off-road/overland truck I have ever owned, a North American Specifications Land Rover Defender Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Modern Omani Suburbs
Title: Modern Omani Suburbs Location: Qurayyat, Ramlah, Muscat Governate, Oman (23°12’20.529″ N 58°53’59.838″ E) Description: My experience in Oman was something I would love to recreate. The country felt inviting and Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Silky Dunes
Title: Silky Dunes Location: Algodones Dunes, California, USA, North America Description: In the heat of summer, when the ATVs are sitting at home on a week day, the dunes seem Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Oman’s Desert + 5 More
Title: Oman’s Desert Location: Outside Mehiah, Dima Wattayeen, Oman, Middle East (23°1’21” N 58°36’30” E) Description: Layers are easy to find in Oman, especially the sharply cut mountains inland. Camera Canon EOS 7D Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Smoothness Of The Dunes + 6 More
Title: Smoothness Of The Dunes Location: Algodones Dunes, Sonoran Desert, Imperial County, California, United States (32°58’57” N 115°7’55” W) Description: I see more and more why California is an excellent home for Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – The Smoothness of the Desert
Title: The Smoothness of the Desert Location: Algodones Dunes, California, USA, North America Description: This time of year I can imagine these pristine appearing dunes to be covered with ATVs Continue Reading →
Photos Of The Day – Algodones Dunes
Today’s Photo Of The Day is a little different. It’s a bunch of photos. My friend Alex Kunz, also a photographer, pointed out a little place known as the Algodones Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Cholla Cactus At Sunset
Title: Cholla Cactus At Sunset Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA, North America Description: When there are no clouds in the sky to make a dramatic desert sunset, what Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Layers Of Wadi Rum
Title: Layers of Wadi Rum Location: Wadi Rum, Jordan (29°37’31” N 35°30’1″ E) Description: Shot in the beautifully picturesque desert of Wadi Rum in Jordan, this shot is part of Continue Reading →
2015 Calendars Are Ready!
I’m happy to announce this year I am releasing not one, not two, but seven different 2015 wall calendars! And because of price drops, all calendars are just $15 (+S&H). Continue Reading →