Finding some nice photos in my archive that I should've included in older blog posts, but for whatever reason, didn't. 
"Soft Colors in a Hard Landscape" from a hike in the Calcite Mine area of Anza Borrego Desert State Park, in January 2015... just 10 years ago... ouch!
The rest: https://www.alex-kunz.com/soft-colors-hard-landscape/
Dził Bizhiʼ Ádiní (mountain whose name is missing). In 1872 the whites named it Henry Mtns (Utah). It was the last major range in the lower 48 to be named. Highest point is Mt. Ellen 3,512m (11,522ft). (Note: There's a couple of small ranges in Nevada that have not been named. Nevada has the most ranges of any state.) I've past by Dził Bizhiʼ Ádiní many times. I need to stop sometime. Reading Wikipedia, I see there's bison there!
"The Thorny Issue Of Preservation" - Taken in Chaco Culture National Park, #NewMexico in 2020.
Mexican Hat rock! I'm still trying to get a really good photo of it. One of these days things will line up with a low angle sun (I seem to always be there mid-day) and a pretty sky. I kind of like how in this shot the 'hat' stands out a bit due to the shadow on the hills in the background. Ooo, I just thought of an idea. I'll try shooting this under a full moon when I'm there later this month.
Catching up with my backlog!
Today I have another entry for my "Desert Days" archive on my website, with 8 photos and a short time lapse video. And some decorative text around that. 
https://www.alex-kunz.com/desert-days-coyote-mountains-march-2021/
#PhotoOfTheDay is of a shot from my Land Cruiser, driving along the flat desert of Anza Borrrego in Southern California, not far north of the Mexican border. My friend Anthony's Land Cruiser is a bit ahead of me. We were on our way to an overland gathering called Desert Rendezvous.
Hiking Corona Arch Moab Utah
Corona Arch, one of Moab, Utah’s most stunning natural wonders, stands proudly against the rugged red rock landscape. This massive sandstone arch, with a span of 140 feet and a height of 105 feet, is often compared to the famous arches within Arches National Park—yet it remains a hidden gem, free from the crowds.
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/hiking-corona-arch-moab-utah-wayne-moran.html
#Moab #Utah #Southwest #Desert #nature #hiking #landscape #photography #travel #travelphotography
A trip out to the Gorafe desert today, including an epic 30k 4x4 drive through the canyons. Hair raising stuff at times!
#landscapephotography #gorafe #canyons #desert
Red Earth Mountains Terrain Navajo Nation Native Land
#Desert, #Indigenous, #Mountains, #Native, #Navajo
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The ultimate trip in America isn't a city, nor a beach, nor even a mountain; no, it's the clear shimmering window into eternity that is Badwater Basin at night, set in the sublime landscape of Death Valley, the "True Sky".
Image from today's hike that make me think of lyrics ...
I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in vain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
Sweet desert rose
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
Sweet desert rose
This memory of Eden haunts us all
This desert flower
This rare perfume, is the sweet intoxication of the fall
(Sting)
The #Atacama #Desert in #Chile has the world's highest elevation geysers and endless salt flats. #Laguna Tebinquinche is our favorite lagoon with turquoise water and white salt crystal outcrops.
Here are the best tings to see and do: https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Atacama-Desert/
