Mud Road to Coyote Buttes
Science fiction, flight of the raven, and dangerous roads.
Reefs of Pollen on the Carrizo Plain
Walking Southern California's protected grasslands.
Mesa to Canyon along the Colorado Plateau
First time rambling in the Southwest.
Saltwater Fish of Death Valley
A look at the big controversy about the small fish.
Wandering the Eastern Mojave
Notes on the Mojave National Preserve in Southern California.
Organpipe Cactus and the Goatsuckers of the Troposphere
Near Southwest Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a strange sighting in the sky stirs the subject of the atmosphere.
Gray River in the Sun
Driving and paddling the Los Angeles River, with a look at the heart of the city.
Death and Salvation on the New River
The Salton Sea, the New River, an environmental catastrophe, and the people who live there.
Panamint Valley Roach Motel
Everybody has stayed at a really bad motel. Want to hear about my experience?
Atomic Agriculture on the Rio Grande
Contemplate chili peppers and the white sands of southern New Mexico.
Bombay Beach and the Salton Sea
Kayaking, and trying to make sense of, the Salton Sea.
Trona and the Unusual Lake Searles
Traveling desert roads, meeting desert locals.
Barren Borrego
Southern California Desert
Four Seasons of the Mojave
Along Geology Tour and Lost Horse Mining Trail and up to Keyes View...
Captions from the Los Angeles Coast
Images and captions from the LA coast.
Skateboarding Las Vegas
Observations from traveling Las Vegas by skateboard.
Notes on the Channel Islands
Windblown zoology off the coast of Los Angeles
High Desert
Stories from California's High Desert Areas
Carrezo Badlands, Anzo-Borrego State Park