Isn’t this photo amazing! Only God can make something like this. ❤️🥰🙏🏻
Category: Red Rock Canyon
Anna’s Hummingbird
These three photos are the best photos I have taken of any hummingbird to date! They were captured yesterday on the hike at the Lost Creek trail. They are beautiful as are all hummingbirds! Look closely.
Find The Ant People
A photo from this morning in Red Rock Canyon with the Nikon. HUGE boulders!
Heading West Out Of Town
Just two Nikon clicks from the other day heading out of town for some photos. Sunshine and 56F today, I hoped for the 60s for today. Apparently, the NWS changed the forecast. I miss riding… 😂
Tourists Visiting Red Rock Canyon
Many thousands of people visit our beautiful Red Rock Canyon each year. Winter is the preferred, favorite time of year for the rock climbers and hikers in that area which is roughly eight miles southwest of my place. To see Red Rock Canyon proper you need to make a reservation these days and of course, pay the fee to enter this beautiful 12-mile scenic drive.
About Five Miles West of Las Vegas
Follow Charleston Boulevard west far enough and you’ll quickly drive right out of the city. These are the last iPhone photos I took a few days ago.
Calico Basin
Do you see what looks like a hole in the image just right of center near the bottom of the photo? That area is Calico Basin proper. Lots of pretty red rocks, a few private homes, and a public parking area with toilets and access to hiking and rock climbing. This photo was taken about a week ago using the Nikon and a 200mm lens. Mostly cloudy and a high of 65 degrees are on tap for today, I’ll take that temperature!
Red Landscapes
Sunshine and 60 degrees are forecast for today, and perhaps a bike ride will happen today. A Canadian blogger I follow was recently in Zion Nation Park and noted the beautiful red rock way up there like we have and loves them like I do. The deserts on our west coast capture many hearts, even those who are from the frozen north! Like me. No thanks, 40 degrees is cold enough these days.
Rugged Terrain
These rocks are both sharp and smooth, be careful hiking!
Joshua Trees with Nikon
The Nikon is still acting wonky, these photos were taken just before it forced me to use the iPhone which at this point was actually easier than shooting in Manual mode with the Nikon! Partly sunny and 62 degrees today, possibly a bike ride day!
The Beautiful Mojave!
It was so nice to stand still and just listen to the desert speak to me. Birds, sunshine, and a gentle breeze.
Desert Photos With The iPhone
I spent a couple of hours outside of the city getting some new photos then suddenly the Nikon said it was “full”. Okay, what does that mean? The SD card is absolutely not full so I need to investigate. So, out comes the trusty iPhone 12! Always there, always ready.
I think it did a fair job, there are 25 total photos taken with the phone so I’ll have some colorful desert photos for a couple of days or so. The area I was in is roughly five miles west of the city and at a higher elevation which is around 3000 feet ASL, a bit higher than my home so it was a wee bit colder up there.
