Quote for Today: Maynard Dixon
I love the grim gaunt edges of the rocks, the great bare backbone of the Earth, rough brows and heaved up shoulders, round ribs and knees of the world’s skeleton …
Tale of the Dreamtime: Waatji Pulyeri, The Blue Wren
The Aboriginal people of Australia have their own word for Creation. They call it the Dreamtime, a place where souls and dream animals move in the light and shadow of …
Astronomy and History in the Atacama Desert: Nostalgia for the Light [VIDEO: Trailer]
Quests, clear skies and the vast Atacama Desert. I recommend this completely spellbinding documentary that intertwines astronomy with the murder and disappearance of political prisoners under the dictatorship of Pinochet. It is …
The Desert Blooms: Two Videos on Reversing Desertification
The natural desert is full of resilient life, but desertification threatens other areas with devastating death. What can be done? A short film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, written by Audrey Mouge …
Marking Space: Roadside Monuments and Geoglyphs of the Atacama
In Earth’s driest desert, humans build monuments: shrines to dead travelers on a dangerous highway and tremendous geoglyphs. Why here? I love the desert. The colors, the ability to see …
Quote for Today: Everett Ruess
Alone I will follow the dark trail, black void on one side and unattainable heights on the other, darkness before and behind me, darkness that pulses and flows and is …
Quote for Today: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Marvi Well CC Licensed Image via kash_if on Flickr
Creating New Worlds: Frank Herbert’s Dune
The power in sci-fi and fantasy lies in the creation of new worlds. Why do these worlds capture the imagination? Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent. It …