Desert Kites

The first stop on my photo safari was the Great Sand Dunes NP near Alamosa, CO.  Its a very interesting place, giant sand dunes in the middle of nowhere nestled up against the Rocky Mountains. I was pleased to see people walking/hiking/playing on the dunes to provide some scale to the photos.  I especially liked …

Cape Cod Sunrise

Thought for the Day:  To the complaint, "There are no people in these photographs", I respond, "There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer".               Ansel Adams  (1902 - 1984)

Twinkle Toes

Everyone should get buried in the sand at least once in their life.  Remember how many days later you were still digging ultra-fine sand particles out of your ears ... and other crevices? At the other end of this photo is the head of an eleven year old boy who was buried by his uncle …

Death Valley National Park

My wife was reading an article about Death Valley in the Travel section of the local newspaper.   She said, "Let's go see Death Valley!"     I was not interested.   "Why?", I asked, "There's nothing there but heat and desolation".   This is how I pictured Death Valley, but without the snow capped Panamint Mountains in the …