Have you ever driven over a mountain pass and asked, “Why is the ground orange on the side of that hill?”

There is something about fresh snow with no tracks. Maybe it’s how pristine it can make just about any landscape, or how quiet it makes...

Death Valley NP

I awoke to an inversion layer (fog) on the Playa in Death Valley NP. The thin layer of fog made the Grandstand rock look like a pirate ship.

I have always been a practitioner of social distancing. I did not need an infectious disease or an order from the Governor to seek out...

Sometimes I stick around after the sunrise. The peak light can come and go within minutes, and quite frankly it’s difficult to enjoy it...

“If you can get to Death Valley at just the right moment, the Basin fills with water and gives a perfect mirror reflection.” My father...