Thursday, December 24, 2009

snow in Joshua Tree National Park--Christmas 2004

(Joshua Tree National Park, December, 2004)

Every so often snow falls on the California high desert... another aspect of our beautiful wilderness!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

Monday, December 14, 2009

Keys Ranch--Joshua Tree National Park


(Keyes Ranch, Joshua Tree National Park, November 2009)

Bill Keys was an early resident of the California high desert. From the early to mid-1900's he and his family lived on Keys Ranch--a working cattle ranch--inside of what is now Joshua Tree National Park. The park offers guided tours of the ranch, now a historical site. On a recent tour I snapped these shots of some of the old artifacts.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

twilight desert shadows

The sun set around 4:36 p.m. as the light and shadows dwindled...


(Joshua Tree National Park Visitor's Center, Thanksgiving, 2009)