Cholla Cactus
These chollas are the small, cute and cuddly looking neighbours of the Joshua trees in Joshua Tree National Park. Linked to Macro Monday, Floral Friday and Today’s Flowers.
Tequila
It’s a long time now since my father passed away, and I still miss having him here to chat things through with. Of course, I do still remember some of […]
Whoa!
A whoally [sic] appropriate sign at Stagecoach Trails Guest Ranch. Linked to Signs, Signs.
Very British
This very British-looking dragon looks as though it should be in London but there’s a little clue to its real location at the top of the picture. It is, in […]
Spiky Leaves of the Joshua Tree
As its latin name, Yucca brevifolia, shows, the Joshua Tree is really a Yucca plant, but its tree-like stature gives it its common names of Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree yucca, and palm tree […]
Hoover Dam
Sitting on the Arizona / Nevada border, the Hoover Dam impounds Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States by volume. Located near Boulder City, about 40 km southeast of Las Vegas, it was originally known […]
Big Pink
This striking, abstract sculpture was on display in Manhattan’s City Park in summer 2010 as part of the “Statuesque” exhibition. Aaron Curry (b1972, San Antonio, TX) was showing three pieces […]
R is for… Reduced Speed at the Sahara
Speed the Ride was my favourite of the Las Vegas roller coasters. I was sad, therefore, to learn of its closure, along with the Sahara Hotel itself, in 2011. Then […]
Taliesin Shadows
Frank Lloyd Wright’s lines and angles at Taliesin West cast fascinating shadows. Linked to Shadow Shot Sunday.
Never-ending Landscape
Linked to Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite and Scenic Weekends.
Wizard Footprints
Linked to Weekend in Black & White.
Travel with Intent 