If you’re willing to share any rock art, ghost towns, or abandoned mine locations, please let me know by clicking on my Contact Me page. * Zabriskie Point The road less traveled…click to enlarge * U2 – The Joshua Tree “…Dream Beneath a Desert Sky…” * Tikaboo Peak & Area 51 (aka Groom Lake and Dreamland) * Parashant National Monument – Whitmore Canyon * Mojave Monuments – Easter Island in the Desert * Little Finland (aka Hobgoblin’s Playground, Devil’s Fire & Lone Palm)

* Indian Wells Petroglyphs (aka Lanfair Buttes) * Calico Basin (aka Kraft Mountain and Gateway Canyon) Galleries – click below (or click the “Galleries” selection at the top of the page): And, check back often, as I’ll continue to update my portfolio with new galleries from new locations. Please click on the Gallerieslink in the main menu at the top of this page, or click the links listed below. So, please follow Leave No Trace principles…”take only pictures, leave only footprints.” Petroglyphs from the Coso Range…click to enlarge Remember, this ecosystem took hundreds of millions of years to create, but it’s extremely fragile. The best way to find them is to lace up your hiking boots, get out in the great outdoors and explore, which is ultimately the purpose of this site. For some of the more sensitive locations, I’ve purposely left out directions & changed their names. However, many of these locations are well-known and easy to find. Because of this, I don’t provide specific locations. Many of these places have been harmed by idiots defacing these irreplaceable and beautiful treasures. I’ve included other areas of interest, too…ghost towns, abandoned mines and areas of great natural beauty. These sites are irreplaceable, so if you come across them, please do not climb or touch them. In fact, the oldest known rock art in North America is located in the northern deserts of Nevada, dated to over 16,500 years-old. are located seemingly everywhere! The age of these sites and rock art (petroglyphs & pictographs) cover a few hundred years-old, to well over 10,000 years-old. Petroglyphs (etchings in rock), pictographs (drawings on rock using plant-based dyes), grinding slicks, lithic scatter, arrowheads, shelters, agave roasting pits, pottery sherds, etc. While exploring, I’ve become fascinated with the amount of Native American rock art and traces of our prehistoric past throughout the desert.

The differences in terrain, colors, plant and animal life are truly amazing. I’ve grown to truly love this area…the desert can be awe-inspiring, desolate, rough and beautiful all at the same time. Over the past several years, I’ve been fortunate to explore all over the American Southwest. Welcome to my site – Tales from the Desert. Another beautiful sunset in the Mojave Desert…click to enlarge Legends, lore and images of the American Southwest

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