April 2021 Newsletter Sign up for my free email newsletter at the bottom of any page. Keep up to date with the latest photography classes and workshops, as well as tips, articles and other information. View Past Newsletters Close All the information in this post was believed to be accurate
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Saguaro Cactus Saguaro Cactus at sunset in the Saguaro National Park Tucson Arizona. The saguaro is a columnar cactus that grows notable branches, usually referred to as arms. As many as 49 arms may grow on one plant. Saguaros grow from 10–52 ft tall, and up to 30 in in
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park Carlsbad Caverns National Park is an American national park in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico. The primary attraction of the park is the show cave, Carlsbad Cavern. Visitors to the cave can hike in on their own via the natural entrance or
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City of Rocks City of Rocks gets its name from the incredible volcanic rock formations found here. The park encompasses a one square mile area in the scenic Chihuahuan desert region of southwestern New Mexico at an elevation of 5,200 feet. The “city” is a geologic formation made
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Landscape Photography Workshop Petit Jean State Park May 21-23 2021 This workshop was originally scheduled for last year but was postponed due to covid 19 shutdowns. I have opened the discounted registration for photography clubs of $199 to all since most photo clubs have been shut down and not having
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Pumpkin Patch Anza Borrego Desert There aren’t any real pumpkins in this pumpkin patch, but if you use your imagination this city block sized patch of what geologist call concretions certainly resembles a real pumpkin patch. Pumpkin Patch is a famous point of interest in Ocotillo Wells, near
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Shakespeare Ghost Town Shakespeare is as authentic of a Ghost Town that you will find. Frank and Rita Hill purchased the ghost town of Shakespeare in 1935. Frank and Rita and later their daughter Janaloo and her husband, Manny Hough, and now other family members have struggled to
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Centennial Land Run Monument The Centennial Land Run Monument commemorates the opening of the Unassigned Land in Oklahoma Territory with the Land Run of 1889. The frenzied energy and emotion from one instant during the run is captured in bronze by artist Paul Moore. It is one of the
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Texola Ghost Town Texola is a living Ghost Town meaning there are still people living there even though the town is mostly abandoned. Texola sits on the border of Texas and Oklahoma on old Route 66. There are many abandoned buildings including a 1930 Magnolia Gas Station and
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial Mount Rushmore National Memorial is centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture’s design and oversaw the project’s execution from 1927 to 1941 with the
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