Windmills near Palm Springs, CA

We saw hundreds and hundreds of windmills along Interstate Highway I-10 near Palm Springs, California on the way back to Los Angeles from Joshua Tree National Park last week. These windmills are strategically located along the San Gorgonia Pass known to have prevailing strong wind to generate […]

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Joshua Tree National Park, CA

We took a day trip from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree National Park as I always want to see Joshua tree up close and photograph. It is a wide open vast park filled with Joshua trees and rocks that attract many climbers.

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Golden Canyon of Death Valley

With Mesquite Sand Dunes, Zabriski Point and Badwater Basin taking all the spotlights of the Valley, Golden Canyon is a hidden treasure. It is an easy 3-4 mile round trip hike to the back door of Zabriski Point. Early morning or late afternoon sunlight brings out the […]

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Zabriski Point at Dusk

I love Zabriski Point in early morning when the sun is at low level that create beautiful soft colors and magical shadows of the rocks. However, the place at dusk is also very attractive to photograph. Here is the one when the sun was shining on […]

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Light and Shadow at Zabriski Point

Zabriski Point at Death Valley is a magic place in early morning when the first light strikes the surrounding eroded badlands that brings out the magnificent color and the incredible shadow. The view was so overwhelming with so many possibility for picture taking. It was like racing against time […]

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Zion National Park, Utah

  Zion has one of the most impressive mountain peaks among the national parks in the U.S. It is most beautiful in the fall when the colors of trees change. During this photo tour of Death Valley and Bryce Canyon, Zion served as intermediate stop. […]

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Death Valley National Park

This is my first visit to Death Valley National Park. We stayed at Stovepipe Wells Village for three nights and have toured almost all the highlights of the Park except Scotty’s Castle due to repair and Artist Palette due to flooded damage of roadway. To me Zabriskie […]

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Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

We are on a ten-day tour of Death Valley, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks. But first, after all twelve of us met in Las Vegas, we toured Valley of Fire State Park, about 90 minute drive north of Las Vegas. We timed our arrival time just an […]

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Amish Buggy

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has the largest Amish settlements in the world and has become a major tourist destination to see the Amish villages and farms. Amish “plain people” emphasizes family, faith, hard work and simplicity. They don’t use electricity nor telephone at their home. They don’t […]

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A Spring Day for Birdwatchers…

We visited Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area just north of Lancaster, PA last weekend. It was a spring like weather so the birdwatchers and photographers came out in record numbers to watch the snow geese and tundra swans that are stopping over here before heading […]

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