Waxing Moon Rising, 97% Illumination

Granite Formations, Mojave Desert

Mud Hills, Mojave Desert

The Mud Hills Up Close
The Mud Hills and Mountains Far Back

Relentless Desert Sun

Two Phases of the Cholla Cactus, Sun Pounding Down

In Bloom and Skeleton 

Mojave Desert

The Desert Begins with Creosote

"Most species have well-defined areas of growth, the best index the voiceless land can give the traveler of his whereabouts. If you have any doubt about it, know that the desert begins with the creosote. This immortal shrub spreads down into Death Valley and up to the lower timberline, odorous and medicinal as you might guess from the name, wandlike, with shining fretted foliage."

-From The Land of Little Rain by Mary Hunter Austin, 1903

Mojave Desert 3/11/2018

Green Bottle, Mojave Desert

The desert floor- covered in sharp crags of broken mineral crust