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  • The Sentinel - standing watch in sage and yucca in the Toiyabe National Forest (part of the Desert View Natural Recreation Area), Nevada. This Joshua Tree has stood for a long time. Although it's hard to date them because they have no annual growth rings, this one may be 250-400 years old. It has the look of experience in a harsh environment and seems to know the ways of the desert.
    The Sentinel
  • Rich color fills the sky over central Nevada at sunset. This view from nearly 10,000 feet shows distant peaks and ranges with a visual distance of over 60 miles of open country. Traveling and camping in this kind of territory restores the soul and brings personal peace. 2nd Annual Great Nevada Exploratory Photographic Expedition - 2014
    Summit Mountain sunset, central Nevada
  • Like a prayer whispered in secret, the Milky Way seems to ascend into the heavens above the outreached arms of slender aspen trees in autumn. Great Basin National Park is a wonderful place to seek God and nature. Located so remotely from cities and towns that it is one of the best places in the lower 48 states. Clear skies and cool nights allow for excellent views into the heavens.
    A Whispered Prayer, Wheeler Peak, Nevada
  • Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park contains a town built in the 1890s that is preserved in a state of arrested decay. A true Nevada ghost town, many of Berlin’s original buildings remain and some of its original residents are interred in the town’s cemetery. Trails throughout the town site tell the story of Berlin and its mine. The park is also home to the most abundant concentration, and largest known remains, of Ichthyosaurs, an ancient marine reptile that swam in a warm ocean that covered central Nevada 225 million years ago. The fossils are protected and displayed at the park’s Fossil House. For nostalgic reasons, this ranger station just totally appeals to me, with open range before it and the US and Nevada flags flying together in the desert breeze.
    Berlin, Nevada
  • Mule deer are marvelous creatures. This one, feeding in a marshy meadow at dawn in northern Nevada, is carrying a baby soon to be born. Wild irises bloom in the background; sage in the front.
    Mule deer doe, Great Basin, Nevada
  • Lucky day to get snow across basin and range country in the Mojave desert. You'll see this only about once in every decade - ankle deep snow where in the summer it's 115 degrees F.
    Three Lakes Valley, Nevada
  • A rancher heads home at the end of the day in Lamoille, (Elko County) Nevada. The road runs exactly east-west; this perfectly backlit shot is best done on only two days of the year; vernal and autumnal equinox.
    Ranch road, Lamoille, Nevada
  • Literally 30 seconds after making this exposure, lightning stuck where my tripod had stood. When the monsoonal flows come to the Mojave desert in southern Nevada, storms like this spring up frequently and with little warning. This image (a single exposure) displayed all the mighty power that nature can bring, with sheets of rain, multiple bolts and deafening thunder. Thirty mile-per-hour wind drove the storm directly at me while I set up my gear and tested the exposure, then began making exposures to capture the action. Never underestimate the power of nature . . . and always be prepared.
    Power From on High
  • Wild and free and the perfect symbol of life in the Nevada rangelands. Given enough free browse and open water, mustangs prosper. When their range is limited, they suffer just like any other animal in the wild. There are conflicting opinions of how to best manage Nevada’s wild mustang herds. But to see a gang of them running free through the sage with flying manes and tails, with a powerful stallion at the lead is a genuine thrill.
    Wild mustangs, White Pine county
  • Here’s a cocky little fellow in the Mojave desert of  Clark County, Nevada perched atop a Mojave yucca. He always leads the way with Mrs. Quail and the kids following, sometimes running ahead and finding an elevated lookout so he scout for food and water. When he finds it, he throws his head back to clear his throat and closes his eyes and let’s loose.
    Gambel's quail calling the flock
  • This view is one of the morning after an overnight snow storm in harsh, desert wilderness and an awakening to a new day at sunrise. There's more though; this is a remarkable collision of land forms and desert use areas just north of Las Vegas. Visible in the frame ( and in the photographer's view all around) are portions of the following: Nellis AFB bombing and gunnery range, Southern Nevada Paiute reservation lands, the Sheep mountain range, the Spring Mountain range, the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, the Desert View Environmental Recreation Area, the desert combat training facility, the Three Lakes Valley and the US Highway 95 corridor.
    After the Storm
  • Free at last, White Pine county fascinating geology of the desert range.<br />
This beautiful animal stands confident and strong in the sage covered western desert of White Pine County, Nevada. Not a mustang, this palomino is likely a survivor of the Great Recession of the early 2000s, set free by a rancher fallen on hard times. Given enough reliable browse and water, life in the wild is a good life.
    Free at last, White Pine county
  • This old growth Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) seems to command his own courtyard of open space in the Joshua tree forest of the Spring Mountain range, Nevada.
    King Joshua
  • Soft lifting clouds cover the Pintwater range in the Mojave desert of southern Nevada. After a windless overnight snowstorm, morning light filters through low clouds to kiss the snow with a touch of rose pink coloration. The mountains in the distance have an interesting dual citizenship status; they are inside the Desert National Wildlife Refuge which is inside the Nellis AFB bombing and gunnery range. That means you can look at those mountains, but you can't go there.
    Desert Rose Morning
  • Clear water and shady cover dresses Lamoille Creek, near where it exits one of the most beautiful canyons in north America. Bright greens and the beginning of fall's favorite color - yellow - covers the cottonwoods bending over the bend in the creek.
    Lamoille Creek, northern Nevada
  • Native American culture and history is filled with mystery and spirits, and in the western deserts it's easy to make visual connections with nature and spiritual thoughts through photographic imagery. Sometimes, spiritual renewal comes from the combination of natural miracles of the creation heightened by the effort required to find it. After three days of living in the desert during winter (with all of the attendant privations of discomfort and fatigue), I came upon this location while searching for something else. The eye is drawn to the point of greatest contrast on the brightly lit bluffs in the distance, but the real discovery is much closer. Being alone and unhurried allows for discernment and contemplation, and allows for a much richer experience.
    Eagle Spirit Rock
  • The sandstone wilderness of the southwestern deserts makes a perfect destination for a wandering photographer. Ancient sand dunes, frozen in time time now rise in sloping forms of distinctive shape, line and texture. Both physically challenging and mentally renewing at the same time, isolation allows one to focus and recharge the creative powers.
    Sandstone Nation
  • Layers of richly colored sky and mountain ranges are a literal symbol of the desert in the American West. This Spring Mountain sunset glows with last light at sundown in the image made during the visit of the comet NEOWISE in 2020.
    Spring Mountain Sunset
  • South of Area 51, north of Beatty, east of the border, and one toke over the line. But I'm not going to try it, either.
    They can't stop us all
  • Renewal in the Desert
    Renewal of the Spirit
  • Storms in the western desert arise in an instant, with furious wind and rain in cloudbursts. And so often, especially at sunset, the storm will break. A narrow window of light will appear at the desert horizon between heaven and earth. This rainbow appeared at a perfect moment in time, offering redemption from danger and fear, bringing instead, peace and hope.
    Redemption, Cedar Breaks NM
  • No words other than: 'All the glory to God.'
    God's Promise at Red Rock - Out of t..torm
  • With the Sheep Range far in the distance, sunlight on fresh snow highlights this Joshua tree forest in the Spring Mountain Range.
    Joshua Forest in the Spring Mountain..ange
  • Virgin River sunset, Gold Butte Territory<br />
Historic and beautiful Gold Butte is bounded on the west by the Virgin River, slowly meandering through the Mormon Mesa in northern Clark County. Water is the lifeblood of the western desert and in this image, that flowing life reflects a brilliant sunset in the spring of the year. Home to desert tortoises, coyote, quail, road runners, petroglyphs and the elusive but well-adapted Bundy cattle herd, miners, hunters, hikers and photographers now freely roam the fascinating geology of the desert range.
    Virgin River sunset, Gold Butte Terr..tory
  • There's something wistful about aspens that are just a day past peak color. Clustered on the high slopes of Timber Creek, these aspens flare in brief glory before the winds of winter. This steep and beautiful side canyon affords solitude and rejuvenation to a camera-carrying traveler. The Schell Creek Mountain Range is home to a large and rambling spruce, fir, and aspen forest. This is a great place to escape to for urban refugees. Call on your Boy Scout training if you go: water, fuel, spare tires, food, good boots and a warm woolen blanket. And a sharp pocket knife.
    Timber Canyon, Success Loop, White P...jpg
  • October 2014
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  • Cholla 1
  • Channeling Las Vegas
  • Cereus cactus bloom
    Cereus 1
  • This lone and proud bloom stands in a sandy wash in the mountains of the Mojave Desert. Fresh flooding that disturbs the sand encourages germination and a chance for the plant to grow without competition.
    Desert Chicory (Rafinesquia Neomexicana)
  • Zebra-tailed Lizard (Callisaurus draconoides)<br />
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Typically skittering across sandy spaces and taking cover under brush, this lizard often lifts its tail when at rest so that a predator will try to catch its detachable tail rather than its body. This one has also lifted its toes both fore and aft in preparation for a high-lifted run for safety.
    Zebra-tailed Lizard (Callisaurus dra..des)
  • Widow's Milkvetch, Astragalus Layneae
    Widow's Milkvetch, Astragalus Layneae
  • Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja angustifolia
    Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja angust..olia
  • When winter hands off to spring with just the right conditions, seeds from wildflower annuals soften their coats, swell and germinate after having waited sometimes for years. Then the miracle of renewal occurs and the desert blooms in glory for a few wonderful weeks.
    Wildflowers near the Cottonwood Trai..e NP
  • The Desert Star blooms in the early spring wave of annual wildflowers, preferring open sandy soil with gentle drainage. They're darn cute and in the category of 'belly flowers.'
    Desert Star (Monoptilon Bellioides)
  • The evening primroses in the desert are often found along with sand verbena and other blooming annuals.
    Evening Primrose and Purple Sand Verbena
  • The evening primroses in the desert are often found along with sand verbena and other blooming annuals.
    Primrose Curves
  • This small community of Mojave and Joshua Yucca along with native sage and shrubs live in a small arroyo. The drainage channels extra water for the plants living along the slope; deep roots extend down under the sand and rock to bring water to the plants. The storm of the previous night breaks in the background with morning light illuminating the scene.
    Yucca in the Arroyo
  • Standing tall and full, this Joshua tree holds firm in its own clearing following an overnight winter storm.
    King Joshua in monochrome
  • Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia)
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  • Freedom in the Wester Desert - monochrome
    Freedom in the Wester Desert - monoc..rome
  • Delicate white blossoms of the Dune Evening Primrose appear after sundown as they begin to release their fragrance to attract pollinators. The evening primroses are often found along with sand verbena and other blooming annuals.
    Night Blooms
  • Pray for Peace and hope to all today . . . <br />
Matthew 26:28 ". . . Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:<br />
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."
    Peace and Hope
  • The American West is home to many dune systems, none more appealing than those found in Death Valley National Park.
    The Power Curve
  • Spanish Bayonets (Yucca baccata) in the Joshua tree forest, guarding the way of the trees in the Spring Mountain range, Mt. Charleston foothills. Joshuas (in the background) typically prefer sloped elevations of 3800-6000 feet, while the yucca prefers elevations from 2800-5000 feet. Joshua trees are not really trees; rather another form of yucca (Yucca brevifolia).
    Spanish Bayonets (Yucca baccata) in ..rest
  • Joshua trees stand at the lower altitude edge of their range, and at the edge of Three Lakes Valley. The valley is named for what are pretty much just mythical lakes, now. This area is at the northern end of Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, where wooly mammoths once roamed lush wetlands during the Pleistocene epoch. The Pintwater mountain range is in the distance. The pastel colors are cast on the scene by a thin morning cloud cover over the valley which softens the contrast and evenly illuminates details in shadow while muting highlights that would otherwise be glaring in their strength.
    Joshua Tree Stand
  • After an all night snow storm, morning sun breaks free and sheds warm light on this Joshua tree stand of the Mojave desert. This much precipitation means a more vigorous spring and early recovery from winter dormancy.
    Winter Glory in the Desert
  • 'Mariposa Deco' - photographed in the Mojave desert by Mark Andrews - during the 2019 spring bloom. This small, miraculous flower grows a single slender leaf from a bulb in rough soil, and blooms with delicate lavender petals.
    Mariposa Deco (Mariposa Deco (Caloch..ily)
  • Mojave rattlesnake, Crotalus scutulatus<br />
Look closely and you'll see a bulging belly. This rattler is well-fed on spring game in the Mojave desert.
    Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus)
  • Always the first 'gold' found in the desert every spring, the Mojave Gold Poppy opens early when first lit by sunlight, lasting until the end of day.
    Golden Arches - Mojave Gold Poppy (E..rma)
  • The evening primroses in the desert are often found along with sand verbena and other blooming annuals.
    California Evening Primrose (Oenothe..ica)
  • Looking almost like a painted Hollywood backdrop, the Pintwater range and Three Lakes Valley provide a background for dawn's early light in the Mojave desert. An overnight snowstorm - rare for this territory - comes once a decade.
    Mojave Winter Dawn
  • This may be the last fine art landscape photograph of beautiful Lamoille Canyon's famous aspen forests. (See addendum below).<br />
    Gouged out by ancient glaciers, Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains is a gem. Streams altered by beaver ponds and year-round water freshen the landscape and welcome hikers and hunters. Vigorous aspen and cottonwoods offer rich color in the fall. The peaks are all well above 10,000 feet and inspire positivity to visitors. Elko County residents can be proud of their beautiful Rubies.<br />
    Addendum: The Range Two Fire burned in the Ruby Mountains near Elko and tore over multiple ridge lines and quickly consumed approximately 5,000 acres after starting on Sunday, September 30, 2018. The wind drove flames into Lamoille Canyon, scorching the popular recreation area from "bottom to top," according to Erica Hupp, public information officer for the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. This is indeed a sad event that will not be restored for well over 100 years.
    Lamoille Autumn
  • The ridge of a Mojave desert mountain range and its alluvial slope rising before it look like frozen surf and icebergs rushing forward to wash over a Joshua tree forest on the desert floor. A storm of this intensity, and its peaceful warming sun at dawn are a rare sight in the Mojave desert.
    Frozen - Desert Icebergs
  • Ward, Nevada charcoal ovens by starlight, October 2014
    Green Spring ranch cottonwoods, Nevada
  • Ward, Nevada charcoal ovens by starlight, October 2014
    Timber Creek Aspens - Success Loop, ..vada
  • 2nd Annual Great Nevada Photographic Exploratory Photographic Expedition - 2014
    Working crew under a solar eclipse
  • This image was made in one of the narrow slots at Cathedral Gorge State Park in Nevada. Beige, dull mud walls that look like chocolate frosting somehow come to life in the right light and with the right exposure. In this one, the camera is flattened to a very short focal length for the 65mm Schneider lens that is directed straight up. Dust is the challenge here; on the lens, in the film holders, everywhere. Made in the same formation as the two slot images in this collection. Photo by Steve Roberts.
    at Cathedral Gorge
  • Cleve Creek cottonwoods, Nevada
  • Nevada gold poppy
  • Nevada Mustang stallion, Molly's Nip..ness