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Dusk
On Thursday night, I hit the California coast near Oceanside. I had forgotten the “crazy Californian driver syndrome” until I was on a narrow mountain road winding down from the coastal mountains to the ocean (Hwy 78). It was a two lane road and for the whole time, drivers were tailgating and generally driving like maniacs. It was a civilian version of the Indy 500. Not fun at night and when exhausted. Read on …
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Climbing Joshua
On Thursday, I was in Joshua Tree National Park in California. Joshua Tree–made famous by U2–is a great national park and I could have easily spent a week there, revelling in the silence and soft beauty of the place. The main attractions are Keys Ranch (where many people go to rock climb), Keys View (with amazing views of the Indio Hills and the valley), the Joshua Tree forests (of course), and the Cholla Cactus Garden. There are also two mines in the park: the Lost Horse Mine and the Desert Queen Mine. Read on …
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Newspaper Rock
On Monday, I visited Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, Arizona. In many ways, it was like dropping down a wormhole in time. The first stop on the time journey was a visit to Puerco Pueblo, a former 100 room pueblo housing 1200 people constructed around 1250 A.D.. All that remains of the pueblo are the foundation stones. Nearby, the inhabitants had etched petroglyphs into the stone. The second stop was a rapid elevator drop to 225 million years ago and the Late Triassic Period, when tropical trees were turned into stone. Read on …
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Night Glow
Road tripping is glorious madness. The following photos were taken on the road between Taos NM and Oceanside CA.
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San Francisco de Asis
Taos is well known as a magnet for artists: painters, writers, and photographers. They began arriving between 1898 and 1942, drawn to the beauty of northern New Mexico. Some of the more famous included D.H. Lawrence, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Ansel Adams. The former mayor of Taos, Phil Lovato, once said, “Taos is not a city, Taos is not a town, Taos is not even a place. Taos is a state of mind and a power center of the universe.” Read on …
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