Tag: Joshua Tree National Park
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 19, 2017
I’ve always believed that our national parks and our national monuments were as secure as Yosemite’s Half Dome: solid as a rock, inviolate, and well-protected…
December 6, 2015
“I’m waiting,” taunted Darrell, his threatening mug now two inches from my face. My stomach churned and my heart pounded furiously as adrenaline coursed through…
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….