Sunset at White Sands National Monument.
White Sands, NM, after a rainstorm. Picnic areas like this one are scattered throughout the dunes.
Landscape in central Utah
while on a West Coast road trip, came across someone else's wonderful sense of humor, had fun shooting it
Always thought the desert was brown and hot. Think again.
I am not sure what kind of beetle this is.....
Sonoran Desert, outside of Tucson, AZ.
AKA: Peucetia Viridans
These spiders live on plants, espeically the Prickly Pear Cactus. They grow up to 3/4" in length, are light green in color, and have spiny legs.....
The only way to get to the Dalhousie Springs is by 4WD. It's situated in the middle of the Simpson Desert.
The springs are just incredible.
Nature's paint box. The colors of the Painted Desert in eastern Arizona are truly astounding.
My boyfriend and I took a helicopter ride from the Las Vegas strip to the Grand Canyon and back. On the trip back, after we felt safe we weren't going to crash and die in the canyon, we saw this.