Posted in Hiking, Nature, Wildflowers on 20 September, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Sunday, 28 June 2009:
Given that this hike was nearly 3 months ago, I will let the photos tell the story of a lovely little walk Sarah & I did with our friend Linda. We were happy to see a fairly large number of late-season wildflowers blooming among the dry grasses covering the hillsides.
Trail
Posted in Birding, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Travel on 28 August, 2009 | 16 Comments »
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 desert [...]
Posted in Birding, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Travel, Uncategorized on 9 August, 2009 | 18 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 were [...]
Posted in Hiking, Nature, Photography, Travel, Wildflowers on 27 July, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, 28 April, 2009 (continued from here):
We briefly visited the Cottonwood Visitor’s Center, which unsurprisingly had much the same information as the other two park entrance stations, then drove a few more miles to the Cottonwood Oasis, the trailhead for the Mastodon Loop we were going to hike. After talking for a few with a [...]
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
|
