Nipton, California, near the Nevada state line, is another of those Mojave Desert towns that sprang up when there were minerals, cattle an...

It was one of those slow motion, oh crap, losing my balance, nothing to grab, nothing I can do about it tumbles. Scraped and bruised. My c...

There was fresh snow on Charleston Peak when I was in Pahrump last fall. I'm back and there's still snow up there. It's 81° in...

Besides leading to the notorious hot spring , Zzyzx Road is also an access point to the Mojave National Preserve. That means dispersed cam...

For most people making the trip between Southern California and Las Vegas, the sign for Zzyzx Road is just a landmark, a funny name indicati...

Route 66, Daggat CA

Well, more like a horn blaring, but it was still somewhat evocative. A country musician has probably written a song about that sound. Th...

Once a motel and cafe on Route 66 in the Mojave Desert, Roy's in Amboy, California, is now mostly a pee stop, photo op and occasional ...

Thursday I posted there were only light winds here at Sawtooth Canyon. A couple of hours later, though, it started blowing like a son of a...

Another of what I hope will be several videos from the desert. At an abandoned gas station by a rail junction, thousands of people have ab...

My impression of the Mojave Desert had been formed by numerous dreadful trips along Interstates 15 and 40, which, for some reason, always ...

"Gift shop" and "showers" don't usually end up in the same thought unless you're talking bridal or baby shower...

Ah, yes, it's that time of year when annoying insects come out of wherever they spent the winter. No biting bugs where I am. Just the ki...