Tag: “Desert”

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  1. I'm the Rider of the Sand Dunes...

    The mighty sand dunes of the western Sahara... Located few kilometers away from the village of Farafra, basically one of the oasis of Egypt.

    The most serene place i have ever visited on this planet so far...

  2. Prickly Pear Blooms

    More spring flowers in the Sonoran Desert...

    This particular prickly pear is a deep purple, with yellow flowers. I took this facing the afternoon sun, and lowered the exposure for the glow.

  3. The Bare Desert

    This was taken right after getting out of the car. The weather was nice, not too hot.

  4. The Desert Hot Springs Motel

    The Desert Hot Springs is pretty small, only 4 rooms, but it is the only hotel designed by John Lautner, the architect that designed the Elrod house. The hotel is a fantastic blend of indoor and outdoor space like all Lautner buildings and has become something of an interpretive Lautner experience.

  5. Havasu Falls

    Havasu Falls is a 100-foot tall waterfall in the Grand Canyon that is a desert oasis in every sense of the word. It is one of the most photographed waterfall in the world, and for good reason.

  6. White Sands National Monument

    white sands is a national monument in southern new mexico...it's filled with incredible pure white sand dunes and has been described as "like snow, but not" by locals...

  7. Arches National Park

    One of the most amazing national parks in Utah. It's the world's largest concentration of natural stone arches.

  8. Nipton

    Wonderful desert retreat on the California-Nevada Border. There is a small, historic motel and rustic camping available.

  9. Red Rock Canyon, NV

    Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area is located 17 miles and a world apart from its more famous neighbor, the Las Vegas Strip. The land is managed by the BLM and has many uses, such as rock climbing, hiking and wildlife viewing.

  10. Mini Hollywood

    Remember the great "Dollar Trilogy" of the often underappreciated spaghetti western genre? Sergio Leone shot "A Fistful of Dollars", "For a Few Dollars More" and "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (all of them starring a young and almost unknown American actor named Clint Eastwood) in the mid 60's in the desert of Tabernas in Almeria, Spain.

    Mini Hollywood is a theme park that features some of the original sets used in all these movies, as well as occasional staged shootings and chasings performed by professional stunts.