Quote for Today: Vera Nazarian
The desert and the ocean are realms of desolation on the surface. The desert is a place of bones, where the innards are turned out, to desiccate into dust. The …
Half Buried in the Sand: Remembering Kolmanskop
Humans react profoundly to images of places, natural or man-made. Why are we moved by locations we have never visited? From the mystical glow of the Aurora Borealis to the …
Quote for Today: John Wesley Powell
I am not sure that we can climb out of the canyon here, and, when at the top of the wall, I know enough of the country to be certain that it is …
Quote for Today: Carl Sandburg
And how should a beautiful, ignorant stream of water know it heads for an early release – out across the desert, running toward the Gulf, below sea level, to murmur …
Quote for Today: Edward Abbey
I’d like to see North America become a dry, sunny, sandy region inhabited mainly by lizards, buzzards and a modest human population – about 25 million would be plenty – …
Mirage: Video Poetry from Synkroniciti
What happens when one gets lost in the desert with no way home? The spoken word is very powerful, as are natural sounds: the sound of breath, of footsteps, of …
Walking Across China: Cristoph Rehage’s Disorienting Journey
In November 2007, Christoph Rehage set out to walk from Beijing, on the far eastern side of China, to Germany. One year and 4500 miles later, scruffy and tired, he …
Photos from the Red Planet: Martian Beauty
Check out some of the newest images of the red planet here in a lovely article posted on the European Space Agency website. Beautiful, jaw dropping and informative. What an amazing universe …
Quote for Today: Stephen King
I have never felt like I was creating anything. For me, writing is like walking through a desert and all at once, poking up through the hardpan, I see the …
Desert Light: Photos from Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
These are some of the best photos I have ever taken, from a hike in Capitol Reef National Park near Torrey, UT. The light that day was perfection, making even …