Tag: Desert Tortoise

A herd of bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park. Photo by Author Steven T. Callan.
April 12, 2019

When people describe the desert, words like hot, dry, desolate, bleak, bare, brown, inhospitable, and intimidating are often mentioned. Those descriptions change dramatically when water…

May 25, 2015

In late April, before summer set in, Kathy and I decided to spend a few days in the land of blistering sands and sharp thorns….