Lighted Spaces and Landscapes
Excerpts from a Geographer's Photo Archive
recent posts
- Not Open Yet
- The Beauty of Doors
- A Quiet Traveler
- Winter Beach
- Los Nombres
- The Weather Broke Here
- Clear Sky, Clear Walk
- The Green Desert
- Not an Ordinary Little Free Library
- Sunset Above the Clouds
- Humming Along
- A River or Waterfall of a Different Kind
- A Bit Market/A Bit Tourist Market
- Wings at the Lake
- Butterfly Beach Day
- Mid-Afternoon Sun
- Much Older, Different Line
- Same Line, Earlier Time
- Small Boy Travel
- More Goðafoss
- The Problem with Waterfalls in Iceland
- Late Afternoon Light Surprise
- Westfjord Waterfall
- Couldn’t Get Back
- The Whole Shoe
Category: Desert
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Not necessarily my best photo work, but I was limited by my seat and angle in the helicopter. This was the year of big rains in the southwest and the desert turned this lovely shade of green. Was traveling with a class from ASU that was going to learn to measure snowpack for water managment.…
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The first time I saw the Grand Canyon was in January just after a snowfall. I’ve been there several times since–always spectacular. This visit was special. (Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, 2001)
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It may not look like much, but the floor of Death Valley is covered in small yellow flowers. It had been a particularly wet winter and the desert was in bloom. (Death Valley, California 2005)
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I woke up to get coffee and the desert was covered by a light snow and frost. It warmed up and didn’t last long that day. (Taos, New Mexico 2010)
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I’ve traveled with a lot of people over the years. None match traveling with Kathleen. A friend captured us wandering up the hill. (Sedona, Arizona 2005)
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I went back to Roosevelt Lake to re-shoot the photo shared yesterday. It was April and it had been an exceptionally wet winter in Arizona. The reservoir was filled and they allowed water to flow in the Salt River for the first time in 11 years. (Roosevelt Lake 2005)
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If you took a class from me, you probably saw this image (you may not remember it). I would ask students what they thought they were seeing. The answers varied widely and I was always pleased at their creativity. That’s my truck sitting at the bottom of the Schoolhouse Boat Launch at Roosevelt Lake. I’m…
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When I was doing field work in the Superstition Mountains, I tried to arrange my work schedule so I could have lunch here. One of my standards for a Mexican restaurant is that they serve menudo. Even if you don’t like it, it is a good litmus test for the whole menu being good. This…
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I was enjoying the dhow (boat) traffic. These are mostly used as tour vessels in region. At one time, they were fitted with sails and were the cornerstone of the pearl diving industry. (Doha, Qatar 2016)
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If you have lived in the desert, you know that sunset brings that relief from the heat. Even though it was November and the weather was pleasant, the sunset this night brought cool breezes from the Gulf that felt glorious. (Doha, Qatar 2016)
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