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Eastern California Road Trip
Lately, I’ve been getting interested in using a van as a base camp for wildlife photography. I’ve done some backpacking photography, and while it’s a lot of fun, the limitations of dragging all of your gear with you requires some real compromises. Not to mention, some of my favorite places to do photography are very
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Mojave Bun
As the sun’s glow started to sneak over the eastern horizon, this Black-Tailed Jackrabbit was already hard at work, feeding on the Mojave Desert’s bounty.
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Gambel’s Quail
This was my first time seeing Gambel’s Quail. They’re very shy birds, but in the springtime, the biological imperative drives the males up onto high perches where they sing their little hearts out to establish a breeding territory.
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Desert Owl
I didn’t know there were Burrowing Owls in the Mojave. I was hiking through a yucca and cholla patch when a light-colored owl took flight ahead ahead of me. My best guess was a Barn Owl, but it was the middle of the morning. As soon as it alighted, I could tell from that sassy
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Mojave Scene
In the heart of the Mojave National Preserve, a Cactus Wren perches on a prickly pear cactus. This spot has been my white whale photographically. The butte in the background is in a lush valley filled with yucca, cholla, and prickpear cactus. Unfortunately I have not been able to convince a single bird to pop
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Shy Cactus Wren
I’m headed back to the Mojave next week. Maybe this time the Cactus Wrens will pose on top of the cholla for me.
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Rock Wren on a Rock
The Mojave Desert: it was love at first sight when I visited Joshua Tree National Park just over a year ago. I’ve been planning a return ever since, and in November I finally headed back, camping in Mojave National Preserve for a few days. The trip ended up being more exciting than I’d planned. Nothing
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Camping at Mojave National Preserve
I camped at Mojave National Preserve for the first time the week before Thanksgiving. This post is a companion to my Exploring Mojave National Preserve post, which focused on the photographic aspects. I did this trip at the end of November, the weekend before Thanksgiving To maximize my time in the backcountry, I left San
