Black Canyon and Willow Beach are worthwhile high desert diversions
There’s beauty in the void. Distant cliffs and the communities that cling to them. The way the low sun pierces the dust and haze. An approaching thunderstorm, towering above the high desert floor as lightning streaks across black-blue-grey skies.
All hail the queen
The schizophrenia was on full display, with the Golden Gate Bridge offering a temperamental display of her wild yet beautiful persona.
Road trippin' through flyover country
High desert bleeds into the dusty flatlands of cattle country. Near Dalhart, Texas, the cabin air filters were no match for the nose-crinkling aroma of manure, earth and diesel.
Arizona sunsets make great theater
IT'S POSSIBLE MOTHER Nature is a painter. Her palette may be the inspiration for the Crayola 64 box,
Fall's long goodbye
PEAK COLOR HAS faded to browner, darker measures of decay. The evenings are cool enough now that mist no longer
Million dollar drive
The California coast delivers a treasure of scenic wonders.
Keep Tahoe (and Truckee) blue (and green)
IT WAS HARD to read the news reports, to see the pictures and the television crews reporting from the scene.
Flagstaff: A gem with ties that bind
A celebrity-free, no-drama mountain town with charm.
A love letter to Switzerland
A cinematic atmosphere resonates through a timeless storybook.
Outside Vegas, get outside
There will be selfies, but not with Cher. And the soundtrack isn't about lost wages. If you're in the right spot, at the right time, the soundtrack is silence.
