Among The Joshua Trees

Category: California City

  • Rainy day in the Southeast Kern County Desert

    We had some pretty significant rain on Thursday. According to a friend of mine, almost an inch. The fire ravaged areas in LA, Ventura, Orange, Santa Barbara and Riverside counties really got it hard. That aside, some of the cloud formations were a bit interesting. So without further ado, here we go. I took these…

  • Out and about(Canadian Inflection)

    Went to do a few things…. Gas in the Civic, Cigars and some things from Rite Aid. The Trusty Nikon needed to be used ya know. Today is a mix of smoke and dust as the wind is up a bit here in the Southeast Kern County Desert at Casa de Sharon y Glenn. Oh,…

  • Desert Wanderings, aka, A run to Ridgecrest and the Upper Mojave and gratuitous Plane Pr0n.

    The Fremont Valley and Indian Wells Valley have been getting smoke from the Ferguson and other fires on the other side of the Sierra Nevada Range. It was also extremely windy coming back south to Cal City on the 14. I have some pics on my phone that I will post later. I also had…

  • Desert Evening 1 April 2018

    I had to go to the DG Market and decided to take a few pictures on the way home. #desertevening #desertsunset

  • Lenticulars over The Fremont Valley

    I made a run to the Rite Aid for Missus ORPO and these were in the sky. We are actually located in the Fremont Valley and not the Antelope Valley.

  • Looking West Toward The Grapevine

    I took these on the way home from Lancaster this afternoon. It was snowing when we left but this one was really heavy duty.

  • Ugly on The Southern Sierra Nevada Range

    I took these on Friday. It was in poor light with a very low battery in the trusty old Nikon.

  • Sunday Morning in The Desert

    I stuck my head out in the chill and grabbed a few shots with the Galaxy Note 7. It was quite crisp and cool but there was no wind to speak of for a change.

  • Desert Half Moon

    It was a pleasant morning and I took the liberty of spending time on the front verandah at Casa de Sharon y Glenn here in the Southeast Kern County Desert. When I stopped at the Shopette on Edwards AFB this morning to fuel the Titan, I discovered that they had a small variety of decent…

  • A California Dream

    California’s third-largest city by area is an urban-planning disaster, a sprawl of empty grids that aspired to become a megacity—and failed. But as the desert works to reclaim the land, it’s become a mecca of another kind. Rosecrans Baldwin As most of you readers know, this is where I live. Here is a story from…

  • The Santa Barbara Fire

    The big fire down by Santa Barbara is at 4,000 plus acres. This morning the smoke showed up in the Antelope Valley. At sunrise we realized it wasn’t high thin clouds. I had to fuel my pickup and stop at the exchange before heading home. When I left the exchange, I could smell the smoke.…

  • Desert Morning

    Grabbed a few pictures on the way home this morning. The sky was clear and punctuated by the sound of jets overhead. I had to get up in the bed of the Titan to get them as the shoulder on this part California City Boulevard drops off at a substantial angle. Not to mention that…

  • From the drive home from work this morning, 1 Feb 2016

    I actually remembered to grab the Nikon so I could get some pictures. The CA 58 is closed from Mojave to Bakersfield over Tehachapi due to the snowfall.

  • Getting some heavy weather

    Mother Nature is at it again. We are in for some rain and very high winds this afternoon and evening. Our immediate forecast includes winds up to 75 mph according to the Wind Warning, with the rain. For those who think the desert is a dry and warm place should come here at this time…

  • 9 September Storm Moving In

    Went to the recycler. I got $20 for the glass and cans that I had. Took the Trusty Nikon along…………………I got these in a short run around town.