Desert Trip

Desert Trip

We wanted to escape the cold and rain.

So we ran to the sun-parched desert.

The desert presented us, cloudy and rain swept.

Our consolation was the clean herbal smells of creosote bush. The chorus of frogs at night

Warm glow of sunrise

Hikes up rugged canyons and light showers

The hummingbird, kestrel, cactus wren, phainopepla, hummingbird, raven

A whole white moon hanging over a valley of lavender hills in a deep blue sky and such subtle shades of color.

Ocotillo blooms flaming thorned branches.

Ocotillo in morning light
Phainopepla defending territory
Kestrel
Roadrunner in camp
Hummingbird on Ocotillo
Palms are a native feature of this part of the desert.
A raven who serenaded us as we walked below him.
Bewick’s Wren
Bewick’s Wren