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Minor flooding on a road in Death Valley National Park after heavy rain
Cloudy skies
Mounds in the badlands
Water flows down from the mountains
Bighorn sheep pieces
Death Valley reflecting pool
A post-rain mud flow begins to dry
Standing tall
They packed up most everything—except the old iron frying pan—when they left that place for good, decades ago
Little cave and little jawbone
Pattern contrasts in the Death Valley Park landscape
Pinon pine survivors
Boulder glow
Rocky canyon
Rabbit brush and volcanic rock
Very small sand dune
Stories about drainage #5
Sand-dusted
On the rocks
A splash of red from giant Indian paintbrush
Rabbitbrush, after the flood
Ant hill on dry lake
Joshua tree "feet"
Steering wheel
Old stove remains
Hopsage and outhouse
Circle
Quiet gas station in downtown Death Valley, March 2020
Pond turtle, Henry Coe State Park
Snake, Henry Coe State Park
Heat warning, Henry Coe State Park, August 2022
Poison ok, Henry Coe State Park
Rabbitbrush and Crater Mountain, Inyo National Forest, California
Rabbitbrush, California
Mono Lake, California
Snowfall, Mount Jefferson, Nevada, August 2022
Snowfall, Mount Jefferson, Nevada, August 2022
Salt mine, Nevada
Grass and drainage, Death Valley National Park
Harry's Buy/Sell/Exchange (Harry's General Store), 2166-68 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
5531-33 Gerrish Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
Buddha Rock, Mojave National Preserve
5524-32 Gerrish Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
The prickly Death Valley Park snowman
Soap root flowers, June
"Bench Canyon" in the White Mountains
Cold storage, Madrone Soda Springs, September 2017
Arnold Horse Camp, November 2019
Sunset on Steer Ridge near Willson Peak, January 2019
The manzanita tunnel, June 2017
Jagged shadows
Sunny afternoon in the highlands of Death Valley National Park
Playful patterns of the Cottonwood Mountains
The final rays of the day swipe across the valley in a few long brush strokes
Wind blows rocks to the other side of the dry lake
Goldfields, Willson Peak, April 25, 2017
Some sunlight shines through the clouds, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Sunset, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Hello Roy Hunter
Mount Jefferson middle summit plateau
Table Mountain Wilderness, Nevada
Sundown, Lyman Willson Trail
Deer remains
Coonhunters Gulch
Ladybugs, Coyote Creek
Wildflowers, Willson Peak. Henry Coe State Park, April 15, 2017
Wildflowers, Willson Peak. Henry Coe State Park, April 15, 2017
Space between two houses, Bodie Ghost Town
An excited bull mounts a cow (presumably) during a cattle drive down Aurora Canyon Road
Mono Craters
Mono Lake, seen from Crater Mountain
2111 Brunswick Court, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
2315-29 Creighton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
2369-73 Creighton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
2370 Creighton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
5534 Gerrish Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
2404 Creighton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
2120 Creighton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
2093 Brunswick Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
5559-61 Gerrish Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
2376 Creighton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
2151 Brunswick Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
2507-11 Brunswick Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
2195 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
2406 Creighton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
Barrington Street, opposite Gerrish Towers, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
Edge of dunes
Dunes and basalt at the end of the day
An annoyed raven circles above and squawks repeatedly as I hike through its territory in Death Valley National Park
Nevada sundown
2447-49 Creighton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
Northeast corner of Creighton and Gerrish Streets, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
Artz Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
The Douglas Fire, seen from California Hwy 108, August 31, 2017
Laundry day, Gerrish Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, circa 1983
2387-80 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
5524 Gerrish Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia (rear), Fall 1982
2390-92 Creighton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fall 1982
The usually busy 101 freeway in San Jose is almost empty, late March 2020
Sandy road
Sagebrush and dry waterfall
Rainbow
Burned conifers, Stanislaus National Forest, 2020
Club Peak area, Mojave National Preserve
Devil's Playground, Mojave National Preserve
That wild horse stood there watching me for over an hour while I explored the area
Joshua tree trunk and shadow
A little sun shines into a canyon
River of rocks
Quiet visit to one of the small dry lakes in the Death Valley Park backcountry
Snod Pond, Henry Coe State Park, September 2009
Mount Stakes Trail, Henry Coe Park, July 2010
Thistle and snapdragon, Mount Stakes Trail, Henry Coe Park, July 2010
Miller Field, Henry Coe State Park
Sundown over Poverty Flat
Burned brush, Henry Coe State Park
Blue Ridge, Henry Coe State Park
Rock House Ridge, Henry Coe State Park
They packed up most everything—except the cast-iron frying pan—when they left that place for good, decades ago
He's checking it out
Crouching Joshua tree, ready for the hunt
Two creosote bushes take in the view of the dunes, Death Valley National Park
Textures
A rock slowly slides downstream in a river of mud after a day of heavy rain, Death Valley National Park
A little sunshine at the end of a rainy day in Death Valley National Park
Joshua trees at sunset
Rusted tin can and rock outcrop
Dune slide
End-of-day light hits the upper reaches of the canyon
Sofa rock
Receding ridges stack up
August rabbitbrush bloom
I see a little shade from the hot sun
During the 22-mile ride down Monterey Road from downtown San Jose to Morgan Hill, I stop at the tackle shop for drinks.
Dunne Avenue winds its way to Henry Coe State Park some 2500 feet above the town of Morgan Hill.
On the way up the hills Dunne Avenue passes Anderson Lake and continues onward and upward.
Looking down toward Morgan Hill on a different angle from this same area.
An upper valley along Dunne Avenue getting close to Henry Coe State Park.
Baby raccoons in the trash cans at Henry Coe State Park headquarters.
After signing in for backpacking sites at Henry Coe State Park headquarters, I head down to the hidden Yerba Buena campsite.
I've completely lost the trail to Yerba Buena campsite because grasses have taken over.
I finally make it to the Yerba Buena campsite with its picnic tables hidden in the shade of many big old oak trees.
Tent is set up at the Yerba Buena campsite, home for the night.
Up on top of the world on Manzanita Point Road
Poverty Flat Road forks off to the left from Manzanita Point Road
Switchback on Poverty Flat Road on the way down
Descending Poverty Flat Road
Crash location while descending Poverty Flat Road
Poverty Flat Road crosses Coyote Creek
The road through Poverty Flat alongside Coyote Creek
Poverty Flat Road rises steeply out of Poverty Flat
Poverty Flat Road rolls up and down along Jackass Mountain
Junction of Poverty Flat Rd and Mahoney Meadows Road
Mahoney Meadows Road drops down to Coyote Creek
Los Cruzeros
Los Cruzeros squirrel
Dry Coyote Creek at Los Cruzeros
Willow Ridge Trail rises out of Los Cruzeros
Heading up out of Los Cruzeros along the Willow Ridge Trail.
Poison oak woods on Willow Ridge Trail
Willow Ridge Trail rises out of the poison oak forest to a more meadowy area.
Break time on the lower-middle section of Willow Ridge Trail!
One of many steep sections on Willow Ridge Trail
A rare flat stretch along Willlow Ridge Trail
Looking back down another steep part of the trail.
Big manzanita along the trail.
Approaching Willow Spring
Willow Spring itself
Top of the Willow Ridge Trail, where it meets Willow Ridge Road, also called "roller coaster ridge"
Up on the ridge finally on Willow Springs Road.
Sunset approaching along Willow Ridge Road, getting higher.
Up on top of it all on Willow Ridge Road.
Willow Ridge Road, lots of steep ups and downs as it rides on the ridge top. I have to drag the bike up some of the steep hills
My last decent photo along Willow Ridge Road before it gets dark.
Morning at Mississippi Lake with a bit of shade thanks to the ramada.
Mississippi Lake itself behind the tent.
Bear Spring Road heads northward away from Mississippi Lake.
Bear Spring Road meanders through the grassland along the dry creek.
The tub at Bear Spring is full of nice cool water.
I go for a walk up one of the rocky hills by Bear Spring.
Pumping water from Bear Spring.
Standing in a patch of stachys albens (?)
These stachys (?) plants fill the entire creek bed.
Close-up of the plants and their blossom stacks.
Big pine cones litter the trail near Bear Spring.
Sometimes, the "road" rises above the dry creek briefly and then rolls back down to meet it again.
Riding along Bear Spring Road back toward Mississippi Lake.
One last hummingbird-attracting bloom remains on this thistle, which I believe is the California native red thistle.
Bear Spring Road (it's a trail, really) crosses the dry creek several times.
After spending a couple of hours back at my tent by the lake and having lunch...
The dam crossing the south end of Mississippi Lake.
View north up Mississippi Lake from the dam at the lake's south end.
The road rises up away from the lake toward County Line Road and Board Spring.
Elderly chamise bush along County Line Road.
I walk down the Hartman Trail a few hundred feet and look back up toward County Line Road.
Bike standing on the edge of County Line Road at the trailhead of the Hartman Trail (closed to bikes)
County Line Road is picturesque as it winds through chaparral and oak woodlands with amazing views off to the east
The short (1/3-mile-long) road to Board Spring narrows.
Pumping water at Board Spring.
At the end of the road is the spring and I'm ready to start pumping!