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Playa horizons. Black Rock Desert, NV, USA

Cliffs over Gabbs Valley, Great Basin Desert, Nevada, USA

Bristlecone pine - another day in the element where they are and have been, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA

Seasons end. Summer closes on the Carson River, Carson Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV, USA

Song Sparrow (m) - Melspiza melodia, East Walker River, Great Basin Desert, USA

Is there an after? Hope Valley, Carson Range, USA

Torrential graupel storms track across Stonewall Valley toward Mud Lake playa, Cuprite Hills, Mojave Desert, Nevada, USA

The requisite near-far, rock-to-sky scene -- not at all subtle, but this was the feeling at the close of a wonderful day, Black Rock Desert, Great Basin Desert, Nevada, USA

Windmill of Poker Brown Spring, Great Basin Desert, Nevada, USA

Plutonic glow. A storm clears at dawn in the Alabama Hills, Eastern Sierra, CA, USA

Whitney morning highlights. Sunstrike brings contrast and depth to the Eastern Sierra, Owens Valley, CA, USA

Morning rain II. Owens Valley, Eastern Sierra, CA, USA

Wildlife – International

Elephants of Zambia

Words cannot express the character of the Savannah Elephant. Even as they struggle for survival, they exude wisdom and community, expressing most clearly that some places would be fine without us.

Big cats of Zambia

I always hope for a wild cat sighting, enjoying the occasional bobcat and hoping for a cougar, but nothing prepared for the African Lion or Leopard. Encountered in savannah and woodland habitats along the floodplain of the Luangwa and Zambezi Rivers.

Zambian Menagerie

Wonderful encounters with Giraffes, Crocodiles, Impalas, and many others during a Zambian excursion in 2025.

Birds of Zambia

The big animals animals get all the attention, but their avian neighbors amaze. If my list is accurate, I experienced over 50 species, from the stately eagles to the arobatic bee-eaters. I spent hours with kingfishers and rollers. Fabulous.