through the looking glass of a Ghost Town…
"And now my comrades all are gone; Naught remains to toast. They have left me here in my misery, Like...
road trip
the ghost town of Bodie
The sky was overcast in purple and gray tones, with only the slightest fleck of blue in the far off...
Highway 395
Running along the backbone of the California/Nevada border is highway that can transport you to a higher medium. The road...
Yuma Territorial Prison
One can see the outline of the Colorado river from the forest of green trees that cut through the harsh...
is the dream collapsing in Yuma?
You are waiting, waiting for a train that will never come. Rest your head on the tracks, become undone. Time...
the Imperial Dunes
Mirages are all one sees upon first glance. A shimmering of life beyond the sand dunes and small desert beetles....
The Boyce Thompson Arboretum
In 1917, Colonel William Boyce Thompson served as co-leader on a Red Cross mercy mission to Russia. It was on...
Meteor City
A giant head with a mohawk appears like an ugly mirage along the Interstate. Teepee's are scattered against the empty...
The Barringer Meteor Crater
50,000 years ago, an unbroken plain stretched along the high desert where a cottontail rabbit nibbled on a blade of...
The Wigwam Motel
Over the years I've driven through the small town of Holbrook, Arizona at least fifty times, maybe even a hundred....
Sunshine in a bag
Colorado has freedom most States don't. Freedom of the open road through the expansive Rocky mountains. You get all your...
Petroglyphs & Tanks
The main road through Capitol Reef National Park turns from asphalt to dirt after a few miles. My little car...