Sunset at Canyon Vista RV Park, Gold Canyon, AZ Jan 1 2005
Lettuce festival box car race, Yuma, AZ Jan 22 2005
Beginning of a relay, Lettuce Festival Box car race, Yuma, AZ Jan 22 2005
Girl in dragster, Lettuce Festival, Yuma, AZ Jan 22 2005
She won! Lettuce Festival, Yuma, AZ Jan 22 2005
Lettuce House at the Lettuce Festival, Yuma, AZ Jan 22 2005
Denny at the Lettuc House, Lettuce Festival, Yuma, AZ Jan 22 2005
Priscilla, the pot-bellied pig, Colorado River Oasis CG, Ehrenberg, AZ Feb 1 2005
Normally this is a view of the desert golf course named Jackass Flats by the campground residents, but heavy rains turned it into a lake.
The view from Emerald Cove RV Park in Earp, CA
The flooded Jackass Flats in Earp, CA
February rains turned the rocky desert hills to vivid green in Earp, CA
Friends Judy and Brian enjoying themselves in Lake Havasu City, AZ
The view from our rig in Desert Hot Springs, CA
This acorn woodpecker added a bit of color to the 13th hole at this Calismesa, CA golf course.
A close up of the acorn woodpecker
The mountains near Desert Pools RV Park in Desert Hot Springs, CA
Driving along SR 74 between Hemet and Indio, CA
Palm Desert Golf Course viewed from SR 84 in California
Big Horn Country Club, Palm Desert, CA
Overlooking Palm Desert, CA from SR 74
Looking at SR 74 winding back upon itself
Overlooking the Cochino Valley in California
Picnicking at Joshua Tree National Park
Scenery at Joshua Tree National Park
Teddy bear cactus at Joshua Tree National Park
Snow white wild flower in Joshua Tree National Park
Rattlesnake weed in Joshua Tree National Park
A close up of the rattlesnake weed
Wildflowers in the desert at Joshua Tree National Park
More rattlesnake weed in Joshua Tree
Western vervain Joshua Tree National Park
A close up of the western vervain in Joshua Tree
A buttercup-like flower at Joshua Tree
The cholla cactus garden at Joshua Tree N.P.
More cholla cactus at Joshua Tree
Globe mallow in Joshua Tree National Park
A close up of the globe mallow plant at Joshua Tree National Park
Teeny tiny wild flowers at Joshua Tree Natonal Park
This looks like chicory in white-Joshua Tree National Park
A mixture of wild flowers in Joshua Tree National Park
Flowers and cactus in Joshua Tree National Park
The two of us in Joshua Tree National Park
Monzogranite rock formations at Joshua Tree National Park
Rock formations Joshua Tree N.P.
Joshua Tree National Park
Can you see the elephant in Joshua Tree National Park?
A close up of a shrub growing out of the monzogranite rock formations
A Joshua Tree
The blossom of a Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree in bloom
More Monzogranite rock formations
One of the larger Joshua Trees in the park
Very close to a Joshua Tree cluster of blossoms
A coyote crossing the road at Joshua Tree N.P.
He was hoping for a hand out.
Keys Point Overlook in Joshua Tree
Looking towards Indio, CA from Joshua Tree
Keys Point Overlook in Joshua Tree N.P.
Looking down into the valley from Keys Point
In the background behind the mountains lies the Salton Sea through the haze.
If you look closely there's a light oval right above the mountains which is the Salton Sea. Too much haze today.
Note the cars at the base of the rocks to get an idea of the size of these boulders that erupted from the desert floor
Balancing rock
This is some strange orange straw-like vegetation growing over a saltbrush bush near Death Valley, CA
Looking towards Death Valley, CA
Telescope Peak, Death Valley, CA
Ashford Mill Ruins sign
Wild flowers in Death Valley
Denny at Death Valley, CA
Desert five star flower in Death Valley
Smelter ruins in Death Valley
More of Telescope Peak in Death Valley
Black rock mountains in Death Valley
Another shot of the black mountains in Death Valley
Telescope Peak over the salt pans in Death Valley
The Salt Pans of Death Valley
Difficult to see, this is a shot of Bad Water Lake in Death Valley which is only a very few inches deep at its deepest.
Another shot of Bad Water Lake
A closeup of Bad Water Lake and the salt deposits underneath
The Artists' Palett mountains. The harsh noontime glare washes out the colors in this picture.
More of the Artists' Palette section of the mountains in Death Valley
Varying colors of the Artists' Palette Mountains
Date trees in the oasis of Death Valley
The golf course in Death Valley
Date clusters high in the tree
Desert humor
A house made from bottles in Death Valley
Statuary made from concrete and bottles in Death Valley
A wishing well made from glass, cement and debris
A closeup of the items embedded in the wishing well at Death Valley
The Bottle House of Death Valley
The Interior of the Bottle House at Death Valley
Rhyolite, Nevada-a mining ghost town
An abandoned casino in Rhyolite, NV
The casino in Rhyolite, NV
The remains of a three story bank in Rhyolite
Looking down towards what was once Rhyolite, NV
A ghost sculpture in a ghost town, Rhyolite, NV
The Last Supper, Rhyolite, NV
Lego-like sculpture in Rhyolite, NV
Another sculpture in the desert by Albert Szukalski
A miner and a penguin in the desert by Albert Szukalski
Sand dunes rising out of the Nevada landscape
More Nevada sand dunes
A female road runner on the awning of a neighbor's fifth wheel in Pahrump, NV
Searching for lizards
The road runner seems to be posing for me
Standing quietly
Standing on a power box for a good shot
Showing off
I've waited eleven years to get a shot of a road runner and this one comes to pose
Dinner
Road runner with a lizard
Don't get too close!
Friends Judy and Brian visiting in Pahrump, NV
Mountains in Leeds, UT
More of the mountains near Leeds, UT
Mt. Nebo in Utah
The mountains near Lehi, UT
Golden Spike RV Park, Brigham City, UT
Driving into the clouds in UT
Somewhere along I-84 in Idaho
Preparing to herd cattle along I-84 somewhere in Idaho
A cold, snowy job in Idaho
Leavenworth, Washington
Wild lupine in the woods at the KOA park in Leavenworth, WA
The river behind the KOA RV Park in Leavenworth, WA
Another shot of the river to the rear of the campground in Leavenworth, WA
Leavenworth, WA
Leavenworth, WA-built to look like a Swiss village
Wenatchee River near Leavenworth, WA
Wenatchee River, Leavenworth, WA
White water on the Wenatchee River
Wenatchee River
Tiny bunny at the campground near Othello, WA
Eating dandelion greens in Othello, WA
Soda Lake near Othello, WA
Ancient volcanic activity near Othello, WA
Upper Goose Lake near Othello, WA
Basalt pillars
Marsh area of the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, WA
Emerald Canyon Gofl Course, Parker, AZ
A secluded tee at Emerald Canyon Golf Course, Parker, AZ
Emerald Canyon Golf Course, Parker, AZ
View of the Colorado River from the blue tee boxes on the 18th hole of Emerald Canyon GC, Parker, AZ
The closest I could zoom on this vermilion flycatcher in Ehrenberg, AZ
Hummer in flight, Needles, CA
Rufous hummingbird
Rufous hummer
Black throated hummer
Guarding the feeder
A Costa's hummer
An Anna's hummingbird
Costa's hummer
A rufous hummer
Sharing a meal with a bee
Love the golden throat patch
Hummer with a background of the Colorado River in Needles, CA
Hummer in flight
Sitting pretty
Closer still
Costas Hummingbird, Salome, AZ
Close up of Costas hummer, Salome, AZ
Close up of Annas hummer, Salome, AZ
Another shot of an Annas hummer, Salome, AZ
Anna in flight, Salome, AZ
Costas in flight, Salome, AZ
Costas guarding his feeder, Salome, AZ
Cold in Salome, AZ
Costas in the sunshine, Salome, AZ
He sees me! Salome, AZ
Loves that simple syrup! Salome, AZ
A young black-chinned hummer? Parker, AZ
Anna's hummer in the sunlight, Parker, AZ
Anna's hummer profile, Parker, AZ
A young caliope hummer? Parker, AZ
A closeup of the young hummer, Parker, AZ
What big eyes you have! Parker, AZ
Anna's hummingbird, Parker, AZ
Anna's hummer, Parker, AZ
Female Costas hummer, Parker, AZ
Female Costas Hummer, Parker, AZ
A verdin that thinks he's a hummingbird. Yuma Lakes Campground, Yuma, AZ
Another shot of the verdin feeding at the hummingbird feeder at Yuma Lakes.
Anna's hummingbird in partial sunlight, Ehrenberg, AZ
A female caliope humminngbird, Ehrenberg, AZ
An immature caliope hummingbird, Ehrenberg, AZ
A different shot of the immature caliope hummingbird, Ehrenberg, AZ
The river is high, Colorado River Oasis, Ehrenberg, AZ
Immature caliope hummer closeup, Ehrenberg, AZ
The value of window tint, Ehrenberg, AZ
Dusk at Emerald Cove Campground, Earp, CA looking across to Parker, AZ
Hummer in flight, Colorado River Oasis, Ehrenberg, AZ
Anna's Humminbird, Ehrenberg, AZ
Anna's Hummingbird, Ehrenberg, AZ
Female Anna's hummingbird, Ehrenberg, AZ
Anna's Hummingbird in sunlight, Ehrenberg, AZ
Anna's hummingbird in sunlight, Ehrenberg, AZ
Anna's hummer in flight, Ehrenberg, AZ
Anna's hummer, Ehrenberg, AZ
Anna's Hummingbird, Colorado River Oasis, Ehrenberg, AZ
Anna's hummingbird, Colorado River Oasis, Ehrenberg, AZ
The Creator, Blythe Intaglios, Blythe, CA
The Creator, Blythe Intaglios, CA This figure is 176 feet long.
Another view of the Creator Intaglio
Another shot of the Creator Intaglio
The human intaglio, assumed male due to the phallus, Blythe, CA
The male human intaglio, Blythe, CA
The mountain lion or horse intaglio, Blythe, CA
The serpent intaglio, Blythe, CA
Ehrenberg, Arizona sunset, site 99 Colorado River Oasis CG
Ehrenberg sunset, Colorado River Oasis CG
Vermillion Flycatcher, Colorado River Oasis, Ehrenberg, AZ
Closeup of vermillion flycatcher
The Met Life blimp en route to California over Colorado River Oasis, Ehrenberg, AZ
The Colorado River seen from our site at the Colorado River Oasis RV Park, Ehrenberg, AZ
London Bridge seen from the casino shuttle boat, Lake Havasu City, AZ
The London Bridge and the Dixie Belle paddle wheeler, Lake Havasu City, AZ
Sunshine and the London Bridge, Lake Havasu City, AZ
Some type of Seadoo races going on at Lake Havasu City, AZ
SeaDoo racing at Lake Havasu City, AZ
The view from Havasu Landing Casino, Havasu Landing, CA
The view from Havasu Landing Casino, CA
Lake Havasu, California Side
The view from site 99 at Lake Havasu City RV Park, AZ
Another shot from site 99, Lake Havasu City RV Park, AZ
A funny, mossy tree at the state park, Lake Havasu City, AZ
The funny, mossy tree from a distance, Lake Havasu City, AZ
A male roadrunner in Lake Havasu City, AZ
Another shot of the roadrunner in Lake Havasu City, AZ
Entrance to Red Cliff Recreation area, Harrisburg, UT
Lots of red rock in Red Cliff Recreation area, UT
A balancing rock in Red Cliff Recreation Area, Harrisburg, UT
Lots of color in the afternoon, Red Cliff recreation area, UT
We agreed this tree looks like an elephant. Shirley is the clown. Red Cliff Recreation area on a geocache hunt.
The elephant tree again, Red Cliff Recreation Area, Harrisburg, UT
Unusual rock formations, Red Cliff Rec area, Harrisburg, UT
Intrepid geocachers heading toward the Red Dirt Repeller's Delight, Red Cliff Rec Area
More red rock, Red Cliff Rec Area, Harrisburg, UT
Heading towards the geocache, Red Cliff Rec Area, Harrisburg, UT
Red Cliff Recreation Area, Harrisburg, UT
Silvery cloud above the canyon, Red Cliff Rec area, Harrisburg, UT
Canyon view, Red Cliff Rec Area, Harrisburg, UT
Jim and Rob climbing up toward the small cascade in Red Cliff Rec Area, Harrisburg, UT
Jim, Jim and Sandy going into the canyon, Red Cliff Rec Area, Harrisburg, UT
Jim, Jim Sandy and Rob going deeper into the canyon, Red Cliff Rec Area, Harrisburg, UT
Black moss on red rocks, Red Cliff Rec Area, Jim, Sandy, Jim and Rob
Audry and Shirley waiting for the rest of us, Red Cliff Rec Area, Harrisburg, UT
Sandy tries to go up into the canyon, Red Cliff Rec Area, Harrisburg, UT
The area of the geocache which we never found, Red cliff Rec Area, Harrisburg, UT
We did find the Two Tunnel Toot cache, Harrisburg, UT. This is Sandy and Jim signing the log.
The view from the pool at St. George RV Park, Harrisburg (Hurricane)UT
Another view from the pool, St. George RV Park, Harrisburg, UT
Another shot of the view, St. George RV Park, Harrisburg, UT
Looking for the Hidden (in plain sight) Petroglyph
Logging the find, Hurricane, UT
Shirley, Audry and Linda at the geo cache in Hurricane, UT
The geocache at Starlight, Entertain me, Toquerville, UT
Checking out the cache at Starlight Entertain me, Toquerville, UT
Sandy made the find, she gets to open the cache
Treasure!
A stuffed toy
The Catholic Pioneer Cemetery at Silver Reef, UT
The reconstructed Catholic Cemetery, Silver Reef, UT
Henry Clark's grave, paid for with his gambling winnings by his father who grabbed the pot
Plat with private planes and an airstrip, Sky Ranch, UT
Home with an airport garage, Sky Ranch, UT
A different view of a huge home with an airport garage
Another home with an airplane
Red sand! A reservoir outside of Hurricane, UT
Beautiful scenery at the reservoir, Hurricane, UT
Denny, Jim, Sandy, Audry, Shirley, Rob and Jim eating chocolate pie after a hard day of geocaching, St. George RV Park, Harrisburg, UT
My first geocache discovery-the heck with rattlers!
Logging in and checking out the stash
Men and their GPS toys attempting to find the geocache
Geocaching as a group-what fun!
I'm waiting for one of those trick snakes to pop out!
The previous geocachers found a rattlesnake protecting this cache.
Heigh ho, heigh ho, it's geocaching we go...
The first tee at Sky Mountain Golf Course, Hurricane, UT
First tee, Sky Mountain Golf Course, Hurricane, UT
Man-made waterfall, Sky Mountain Golf Course, Hurricane, UT
View from the eighth hole, Sky Mountain Golf course, Hurricane, UT
Red hills, Sky Mountain GC, Hurricane, UT
View from Sky Mountain Golf Course, Hurricane, UT
Sky Mountain Golf Course, Hurricane, UT
View from the 16th hole, Sky Mountain Golf Course, Hurricane, UT
View from the seventeenth hole, Sky Mountain Golf Course, Hurricane, UT
Another view from the sixteenth hole, Sky Mountain Golf Course, Hurricane, UT
View from the 18th hole, Sky Mountain GC, Hurricane, UT
View from the 18th tee, Sky Mountain GC, Hurricane, UT
Us on the 18th tee, Sky Mountain Golf Course, Hurricane, UT
Red rocks across the street from the St. George RV Park, Harrisburg, UT
Red rocks across from our campground at Harrisburg (Hurricane) UT
Red rocks across from the St. George RV Park, Harrisburg (Hurricane) UT
Kolob Canyon, Zion National Park, UT
Kolob Canyon, Zion NP, UT
View from the final overlook, Kolob Canyon, Zion NP, UT
View from the overlook, Kolob Canyon, Zion NP, UT
Us at Kolob Canyon, Zion NP, UT
Looking towards Hurricane, UT from Kolob Canyon, Zion NP, UT
Kolob Canyon
Near the entrance to Kolob Canyon, Zion NP
Entering Kolob Canyon, Zion NP, UT
Quail Lake State Park near Hurricane, Utah
Dusk at Quail Lake State Park near Hurricane, Utah
Zion National Park
Keep children with you at all times; for bait?
The Grotto, Zion National Park
The Grotto trailhead, Zion National Park
Rock cairn garden on the trail to Lower Emerald Pool, Zion National Park
A small waterfall at Lower Emerald Pool, Zion National Park
Box Canyon, Lower Emerald Pool, Zion
Zion N.P.
Rock outcrop over the Virgin River, Zion
Tree in sunlight, Zion
There are rock climbers on those walls in Zion
There are rock climbers about 1/2 way up the middle of the cliffs in this photo
Super digital zoom
They actually will sleep overnight on the cliff because it takes two days to get to the top here at Zion
Watching us watch him at Zion
Frankly, I think they are crazy.
Once again, the climbers are in this picture; look for the dark spot about 1/3 of the way up just left of center
The Great White Throne of Zion National Park
The Big Bend area of Zion N.P.
The Weeping Wall, Zion National Park
Looking out from the Weeping Wall, Zion N.P.
A Japanese tour guide playing "Amazing Grace" on a wooden flute under the Weeping Wall, Zion N.P.
The area around the Weeping Wall, Zion N.P.
The Pied Piper of Zion National Park
The Pied Piper playing El Condor Pasa by Simon and Garfunkle
Zion National Park.
Virgin, a town in Utah
The ghost town of Virgina, UT
Virgin, UT
Noticeably empty
Mt. Sheridan in Yellowstone
View of distant Absaroka Mountains from an overlook in Yellowstone
More of the Absaroka Mountains from the overlook, Yellowstone
View from Mt. Washburn, Yellowstone
Tower Falls, Yellowstone
The Yellowstone River
Basalt column cliffs and the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone
Basalt columns, Yellowstone
Cliffs and the Yellowstone River
White cliffs and the Yellowstone River
View from White Cliffs overlook, Yellowstone
Basalt columns and mountain, Yellowstone
Another shot of White Cliffs and the Yellowstone River
A scenic overlook in Yellowstone where we ate lunch
Looking in a different direction while eating lunch off the tailgate in Yellowstone
Caught Denny off-guard
Our version of tailgating in Yellowstone
What we saw while eating lunch
Wraith Falls, Yellowstone
Undine Falls, Yellowstone
Undine Falls from a more precarious position, Yellowstone
Employee housing in Yellowstone
Lower hot springs terrace area of Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone
Looking down on a bridge we crossed to get to Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone
Mammoth Hot Springs complex, Yellowstone
A terraced hot spring at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone
A flowing Hot Spring, Yellowstone
Close up of the flowing hot spring, Mammoth Hot Spring area, Yellowstone
A hot spring and nearby mountain, Yellowstone
A terraced hot spring, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone
Hot spring on the edge of a hill, Yellowstone
Closeup of hot spring on the edge of a hill, Yellowstone
A colorful hot spring, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone
Close up of the colorful hot spring, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone
New Terrace Hill, Yellowstone
Top of New Terrace Hill-looks like icicles, Yellowstone
Top of New Terrace Hill
Orange Spring Mound, Yellowstone
Orange Spring Mound from hillside, Yellowstone
Rear of Orange Spring Mound, Yellowstone
Angel Terrace, Yellowstone
More of Angel Terrace, Yellowstone-ground nearby can be caustic
Angel Terrace-ground can be dangerous as it is thin crust over a geothermal layer and can be acidic enough to burn through the soles of your shoes.
Angel Terrace close up, Yellowstone
Some limestone rock-we missed some unusual formations and couldn't go back, Yellowstone
Limestone, visible no where else in the park, Yellowstone
A scenic hillside in Yellowstone
Crosswalk for folks with hula hoops, Yellowstone
Roaring mountain; bacteria on this mountain eats sulfuric fumes and turns it to sulfuric acid which is changing the limestone mountain to clay.
Looks like wet concrete at the base of Roaring Mountain, Yellowstone
Steaming Roaring Mountain, Yellowstone
Gibbons Falls, Yellowstone
Close up of Gibbons Falls, Yellowstone
Bull elk lying in field, digital zoom shot, Yellowstone
Digital zoom shot of bull elk, Yellowstone
Bull elk, Yellowstone, digital zoom shot
Bull and cow elk, Yellowstone
Closeup of bull elk by the Madison River in Yellowstone
Cow and calf elk near the Madison River in Yellowstone
