Wednesday, 29 April 2009 (Continued from here): After our lovely birdy walk at Big Morongo Canyon, we continued heading towards Palm Springs, stopping in Desert Hot Springs to check out Yerxa Cabot’s Pueblo (see photos here). The tour was good, if a bit long-winded, but it’s definitely the sort of off-the-wall place that gives the [...]
Archive for the ‘Birding’ Category
Joshua Tree/SoCal Trip – Part X – Tahquitz Canyon
Posted in Birding, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Travel on 28 August, 2009 | 17 Comments »
Wordless Wednesday – birding @ Palo Alto Baylands
Posted in Birding, Nature, Photography, Wordless Wednesday on 26 August, 2009 | 18 Comments »
Tuesday, 18 August, 2009: Mutt duck w/a lot of Muscovy ancestry
Joshua Tree/SoCal Trip – Part IX – Big Morongo Canyon, AKA Birding Paradise
Posted in Birding, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Travel, Uncategorized on 9 August, 2009 | 20 Comments »
Wednesday, 29 April, 2009 (continued from here): We woke up and finished packing our stuff, then after a quick breakfast, hit the road, destination Big Morongo Canyon. This preserve, located in Morongo Valley, was listed in “California Hiking” as an excellent birdwatching destination, and it was right on our way to Palm Springs, so we [...]
Joshua Tree/SoCal Trip – Part VII – Barker Dam, Ocotillo Patch
Posted in Birding, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Travel on 18 July, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Tuesday, 28 April 2009 (continued from here): We woke at 4:40am, had a quick breakfast, then hit the road for a sunrise hike at Barker Dam. We arrived at the empty parking lot and hit the trail at 5:40 with just enough light to see where we were walking. Barker Dam Trail, pre-dawn
Joshua Tree/SoCal Trip – Part VI – Split Rock, Hidden Valley
Posted in Birding, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Travel, Wildflowers on 13 July, 2009 | 21 Comments »
Monday, 27 April 2009 (Continued from here): We were a bit peckish after our pretty drive on Geology Tour Road, and Split Rock looked to have a picnic/day-use area, so we headed there. At road’s end is the namesake rock, true to its name with a big split down its center. We settled into some [...]










