Category Archives: California

Anza Day

Borrego Springs during Daylight So something to do when you visit the southern area of California is to see the Galleta Meadows sculptures created by Ricardo Breceda. There are estimated 130 creatures randomly placed in the area. They range from large, small, visible and hard to find. I was able to see all of my […]

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Desert Drive

To Anza Borrego I wanted to get the desert feeling with sand dunes. We never really traveled to an area for that but this area can give the exact feeling. It was somewhere in the 100° temperature even though the sun was near setting time. The air was dry and warm to breathe in and […]

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Some Shade

Joshua Tree National Forest So here are the actual Joshua Trees. This one here is the largest they have in this area. It isn’t often you get to see a tree that looks like an offspring of a palm tree and an octopus. It is just nice to have some shade from the sun. PSPHOTO; […]

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Thorny Things

Joshua Tree National Forest So making our way from the south of the park to the top we find many interesting plants to photograph. Here is one, the Fouquieria splendens / Ocotillo (which is not an actual cactus believe it or not). They usually will have red blooms but we caught them out of season. […]

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Along the Way

Palm Trees near Riverside Of course you think Palm Trees when you think west, beach and vacation. So here you go, some palm trees with the sun beginning to set. Slightly iconic but you would be surprised how hard it is to find some palm trees by themselves with a photogenic background without buildings, cars, […]

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