Scenic Snapshots

Lava Tube, Mojave National Preserve

Lava Tube, Mojave National Preserve

sunlight streams thru volcanic hole in the main cave
Mojave desert, California, April 23, 2006

Cima Road, Joshua Trees, and Ivanpah Mountains campfire and the Zodiac afternoon reflections in Manzanita Lake Sequoia roots, lichen and moss fire-blackened trees at the forest's edge Joshua Trees in bloom climb skyward Joshua Tree flower blooming Bodie:  ghost town panoramic image in sepia-tone Bodie re-visited: ghost town vignettes Desert early spring snowfall amid pinyon and juniper sunset over Twin Lakes Lava Tube, Mojave National Preserve aftrnoon summer thundehead clouds form sun-lit ferns and cave entrance ancient Native American petroglyphs clouds over Glass Mountain Chemung Mine, stamp mill,  and mining remains Chemung Mine revisited: current vignettes sunrise over Sam's Peak a view across to El Capitan