Quartzsite, Arizona, is a small town of only a few thousand people. Until the snowbirds arrive. In January and February the tiny town hosts over 1.5 million tourists, most of them RVers. We arrived a few days before the giant RV show which is held in the town every year. We picked out our spot a little ways away from everyone else in one of the many BLM (Bureau of Land … [Read more...] about Full Moon over RVs in Quartzsite, Arizona
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Textures – Hi Jolly Texture Collection
Hi Jolly Texture CollectionHi Jolly, or Hadji Ali (later known as Philip Tedro), was a camel breeder, trainer, and living legend. He was the lead camel driver during the US Army’s experiment with the U.S. Camel Corps using camels as beasts of burden to transport cargo across the “Great American Desert” in 1856. The experiment failed because the horses, burros and mules were … [Read more...] about Textures – Hi Jolly Texture Collection
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona
After our yearly social event this year, Ray and I discovered a wonderfully quiet spot away from the crowds at the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona. But ... what's all this socializing about? Well, during our snowbird seasons in the American Southwest, we always go to a little town called Quartzsite, Arizona, where the annual RV show draws tens of thousands of … [Read more...] about Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona
Wandering into a Bighorn Ram
I like to wander. In fact, I think wandering is one of my favourite things to do! Sometimes I am keeping my eye out for something specific - and other times I try to keep an open mind and see what nature has in store for me. Recently I was wandering in the desert near Quartzsite, Arizona, generally looking for a nice landscape composition to practice with my new 10-18mm wide … [Read more...] about Wandering into a Bighorn Ram
Top 10 Landscape Photos of 2014
Around this time of year I always take a moment to reflect on how my last year went, whether I did the things I wanted to do, whether I am living the life I want to live, and whether I grew as a photographer. But I have this tendency to see only the negative things in life. For some reason, the negative things just stand out much more than the positive things, which are … [Read more...] about Top 10 Landscape Photos of 2014