Darwin Falls is a rare year-round oasis in Death Valley. Fed by perennial springs, it is one of only four permanent streams in the 3-million-acre park offering a lush geological and ecological departure from the surrounding Mojave Desert

#deathvalley #mojavedesert #waterfall #landscape #photography

Death Valley overlooking the salt flat in black and white

Death Valley Salt Flats is #new art at #BlueSkyArtShow

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#ayearforart
#buyandsellart
#blueskyartists
#blueskyphotographers
#EastCoastKin
#art
#digitalart
#publiclands
#mojavedesert
#landscapephotography
#california
#new
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Deathvalley

Cliffs, Valleys & Mountains

(Nevada, August 2018)

#photography #landscapephotography #desertphotography #landscape #desert #cliffs #cliffside #valley #sedementaryrock #rockformation #geology #MojaveDesert #NevadaDesert #Nevada

Joshua Trees in Mojave is in the Mojave Desert Recreation Area just inside the California border from Nevada

Joshua Trees in Mojave

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#ayearforart
#buyandsellart
#blueskyartists
#blueskyphotographers
#EastCoastKin
#art
#digitalart
#publiclands
#mojavedesert
#landscapephotography
#california

TBT 2013 • Robbers Roost Ranch • Mojave Desert • Inyokern, CA #frogballs #robbersroostranch #mojavedesert #inyokernca

Joshua trees face an 80% habitat loss by 2100.

To save them, California researchers are physically relocating them to cooler regions and mapping their genome for drought resistance.

#TheLolgic #joshuatree #conservation #mojavedesert #usnationalparks

Thank you to Black Box Gallery (blackboxgallery.com) in Portland, Oregon, for including my photo in its Vision: Color Photography online annex exhibition.
The show opens today and runs through April 25, 2026.
#rurex #ruralexploration #ruralgaze #graffiti #abandoned #bando #mojavedesert

Happy Tuesday!

Gorgeous sunset 2/2018 Pinon Hills CA

#photography #westcoastkin #eastcoastkin #scenic #nature #views #sunset #mojavedesert #desertlove #breathe

A woodpecker perched on a branch, highlighting its distinctive markings and the texture of the bark.

A woodpecker perched on cactus flowers, highlighting its distinctive markings and the texture of the bark.

Ladder-backed woodpecker

#ladderbackedwoodpecker #woodpecker #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #mojavedesert #antelopevalley #californiabirds #dailybird #birdsofbluesky #naturephotos

The northern #terminus of #CaliforniaHighway18 in the #MojaveDesert, east of #Littlerock. #CaliforniaHwy18 #CAHighway18 #California18 #CA18 #Highway18 #Hwy18

#CaliforniaHighway138 #CaliforniaHwy138 #CAHighway138 #California138 #CA138 #Highway138 #Hwy138 #MojaveDesert

Photograph of Small purple flowers blooming on a rough rocky plain in the Mojave Desert with a mountain rising to the right under a clear blue sky

Photograph of a plain of small purple flowers blooming in a desert valley with mountains across the horizon under a clear blue sky

Photograph of yellow flowers blooming on a desert plain in front of rolling hills under a blue sky with wispy white clouds

Photograph of a desert plain with yellow flowers and purple flowers blooming under a partly cloudy sky

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The #MojaveDesert smells like honey right now.🥰

#BikeSky #BicycleTravel #Desert #Flowers

Our latest chapter on our Route 66 adventure takes us to Needles plus breakfast at the WagonWheel Restaurant. The full adventure starts here: www.stresslesscamping.com/our-journey/...

#route66 #historicroute66 #route66roadtrip #NeedlesCA #MojaveDesert #ElGarces #HarveyHouse #carshow

Mummy Mountain, Mt. Charleston Wilderness, Spring Mts. National Recreation Area.
#springmountainsnationalrecreationarea #mtcharlestonwilderness #southernnevada #skyisland #mojavedesert

Mescal Mountains HP 03/03/26 - Kathy Wing A nice hike in the Mescal Range in the Mojave Desert. From the Bailey Road Exit of I-15 the Zinc Mine Road is in great shape and suitable for most vehicles. Once I turned off onto the side road that...

A nice hike in the Mojave Desert this week. A partially government owned rare earth mineral mine was part of the view.

#MojaveDesert
#DesertHiking

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Cloud over the Sheep Range. Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Clark County Nevada. #mojavedesert #desertnationalwildliferefuge
#nevada #nevadalandscape #desert #choosedeserts #nature #landscapephotography

Stickers, Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Clark County Nevada. #mojavedesert #dnwr #southernnevada #cactus

The Mojave Desert.

A nice view over to Clark Mountain and The Mountain Pass rare earth mine in California is operated by MP Materials, which the U.S. government holds about a 15 percent stake. The Spring Mountains in the distance.

Taken from the Mescal Range high point.

#MojaveDesert
#DesertHiking
#peakbagging

Dark Desert Cliffs

(Nevada, August 2018)

#photography #landscapephotography #desertphotography #landscape #desert #cliffs #cliffside #plateau #sedementaryrock #rockformation #geology #MojaveDesert #NevadaDesert #Nevada

Rio Colorado at Willow Beach AZ / NV. #publiclands #publicwaters #wildlife #water #MojaveDesert #fish

Flowery day at Joshua Tree National Park CA. #publiclands #MojaveDesert #SonoranDesert

Hiked and explored the Maze Loop - South Access, Joshua Tree National Park, February 27, 2026. #BarkerDamNatureTrail #BarkerDam, #JoshuaTree #CoachellaValley #MojaveDesert #JoshuaTreeNationalPark

Hiked and explored the Maze Loop - South Access, Joshua Tree National Park, February 27, 2026.

#BarkerDamNatureTrail
#BarkerDam,
#JoshuaTree
#CoachellaValley
#MojaveDesert
#JoshuaTreeNationalPark

Hiked and explored the Barker Dam Nature Trail, Joshua Tree National Park, February 28, 2026. #BarkerDamNatureTrail #BarkerDam, #JoshuaTree #CoachellaValley #MojaveDesert #JoshuaTreeNationalPark

Hiked and explored the Barker Dam Nature Trail, Joshua Tree National Park, February 28, 2026. #BarkerDamNatureTrail #BarkerDam, #JoshuaTree #CoachellaValley #MojaveDesert #JoshuaTreeNationalPark

Hiked and explored the Barker Dam Nature Trail, Joshua Tree National Park, February 28, 2026. #BarkerDamNatureTrail #BarkerDam, #JoshuaTree #CoachellaValley #MojaveDesert #JoshuaTreeNationalPark

Hiked and explored the Barker Dam Nature Trail, Joshua Tree National Park, February 28, 2026. #BarkerDamNatureTrail #BarkerDam, #JoshuaTree #CoachellaValley #MojaveDesert #JoshuaTreeNationalPark

Hiked and explored the Barker Dam Nature Trail, Joshua Tree National Park, February 28, 2026.

#BarkerDamNatureTrail
#BarkerDam,
#JoshuaTree
#CoachellaValley
#MojaveDesert
#JoshuaTreeNationalPark

Ghostly Images of Plants, Landscapes—and a Baseball Stadium—Reveal a Desert in Flux Through LiDAR scans, UK-based studio ScanLAB captured the Sonoran Desert in haunting detail, revealing a landscape on the brink.

#SundayMorning #2026 #MojaveDesert

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Hiked the Bighorn Sheep Trail with Hunter, Desert View Conservation Area, Joshua Tree, February 26, 2026. Many beautiful Desert wildflowers to be seen. #BighornSheepTrail #DesertViewConservationArea #JoshuaTree #CoachellaValley #MojaveDesert

Hiked the Bighorn Sheep Trail with Hunter, Desert View Conservation Area, Joshua Tree, February 26, 2026. Many beautiful Desert wildflowers to be seen. #BighornSheepTrail #DesertViewConservationArea #JoshuaTree #CoachellaValley #MojaveDesert

Hiked the Bighorn Sheep Trail with Hunter, Desert View Conservation Area, Joshua Tree, February 26, 2026. Many beautiful Desert wildflowers to be seen. #BighornSheepTrail #DesertViewConservationArea #JoshuaTree #CoachellaValley #MojaveDesert

Hiked the Bighorn Sheep Trail with Hunter, Desert View Conservation Area, Joshua Tree, February 26, 2026. Many beautiful Desert wildflowers to be seen. #BighornSheepTrail #DesertViewConservationArea #JoshuaTree #CoachellaValley #MojaveDesert

Hiked the Bighorn Sheep Trail with Hunter, Desert View Conservation Area, Joshua Tree, February 26, 2026. Many beautiful Desert wildflowers to be seen.

#BighornSheepTrail
#DesertViewConservationArea
#JoshuaTree
#CoachellaValley
#MojaveDesert

This was the front yard this morning, knee-deep in wild flowers following the recent rain. We're apparently heading for 83 F over the weekend so it'll be scorched earth soon enough...
#MojaveDesert #SoCal #AntelopeValley

#EastCoastKin #WeekHForHs #happy for #rain #thunderstorm in #wilderness #MojaveDesert #arid #wet #life #blossoms #bloomscrolling #blooming #bursting #phonephoto #self #JoshuaTrees #photography #IndigenousMohave #relief #mood #desertphotography #desert #wanderlust #WestCoastKin #wildernessphotography

Love this!
#photography #art #california #c1977 #dodge #automobile #steeringwheel #deathvalley #artphotography #mojavedesert #deathvalley

Happy #Saturday!
Elephant Butte as seen from my bike ride.
#photography #westcoastkin #PinonHills #scenic #nature #eastcoastkin #desert #mojavedesert #ElephantButte