May 2012

14 May 2012

From the Desert’s Edge

  The Motel 29 Palms turns silent in the heat of the day. The kitschy sign that welcomes visitors from the eastern Mojave with a pert glow seems worn and humbled in the unbridled sun. Two curious roadrunners that stroll the grounds at dusk and dawn...

12 May 2012

Joshua Tree (Holy Weirdness)

Joshua Tree National Park is an other-worldly land. The name calls to mind a string of oddities ranging from a U2 record and Gram Parsons' partial cremation to vegetation that is most often compared to cartoonish artistry of Dr. Seuss. The peculiarity and austerity of...

12 May 2012

Just Deserts: a post in pictures

  [caption id="attachment_2186" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Special thanks to the great people at the Shaffer Hotel in Mountain Air, NM! They put me up in one of the cowboy rooms that is not notoriously haunted, as are many of the rooms and halls of their tasteful establishment....