High Chaparral / Casa Codorniz: Living by Lake Mohave in the Mohave Desert

High Chaparral / Casa Codorniz: Living by Lake Mohave in the Mohave Desert

Wintering in the Desert: The Snowbirds Return to Casa Codorniz Above Lake Mohave

Wintering in the Desert: The Snowbirds Return to Casa Codorniz Above Lake Mohave

Back in the Saddle Again: Exploring Old Mines by OHV in Arizona’s Black Mountains

Back in the Saddle Again: Exploring Old Mines by OHV in Arizona’s Black Mountains

Getting in An Afternoon On Lake Mohave Before Chilly Weather in Mid November 2025

Getting in An Afternoon On Lake Mohave Before Chilly Weather in Mid November 2025

Back in the Saddle: A Desert Adventure to the Tyro Mine Overlook

Back in the Saddle: A Desert Adventure to the Tyro Mine Overlook

Smallmouth Bass Spawning: A Late April Adventure on Lake Mohave

Smallmouth Bass Spawning: A Late April Adventure on Lake Mohave

Mid-April 2025 Lake Mohave Bass Fishing

The desert morning greeted us with that peculiar stillness that only those who've spent time in the Southwest truly understand. As I sipped my coffee on the porch of our modest desert retreat in the foothills above Lake Mohave, I watched the sun crawl above the...

The Sonoran Desert in Bloom

There's something about the desert that speaks to my soul. Perhaps it's the stark contrast to my Kansas upbringing, where the rolling Flint Hills offered a different kind of beauty altogether. Out here in the Sonoran Desert during springtime, though... well, that's a...

Chasing Ghosts: A Mid-March Smallmouth Bass Adventure on Lake Mohave

Chasing Ghosts: A Mid-March Smallmouth Bass Adventure on Lake Mohave

Sunset on Mohave Lake View Ranchos

There's something about the way the light changes in the desert that reminds me of my childhood on the Kansas prairie. Different landscapes entirely, but that same vast sky, that same feeling of being small beneath an endless canvas of blue that slowly transforms into...

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Colorado River Boat Launch Laughlin, Nevada

Colorado River Boat Launch Laughlin, Nevada

In Laughlin there is a free boat launch at Fisherman's Access Park. Located right next to the Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino. Look where we live super weather and great fishing opportunities. Here below the Davis Dam along the shores of the Colorado River or by...

Lake Mohave Sand Hills Beach

Lake Mohave Sand Hills Beach

This Lake Mohave cove, located on the south end Arizona side has many long sandy beaches near the burned out wreckage of a large house boat. There are hundreds of beaches that can only be accessed by boat. In the summer, boaters seek out their own private beach site...

Colorado River Timelapse - Laughlin, Nevada

Colorado River Timelapse – Laughlin, Nevada

Known for its dramatic canyons, whitewater rapids, and eleven U.S. National Parks, the Colorado River and its tributaries are a vital source of water for 40 million people. Laughlin was named for Don Laughlin, an Owatonna, Minnesota native who purchased the southern...

Over the Top Trail

Over the Top Trail

A short off road loop trail over a ridge in the Mohave County Arizona Black Mountains with great views of Lake Mohave, Laughlin, Nevada and Mohave Lakeview Ranchos. The Black Mountains of northwest Arizona are an extensive, mostly linear, north-south trending 75 miles...

Tiny Owl 09-27-2020

Tiny Owl 09-27-2020

This tiny 6" tall owl came to visit Paulette while she was visiting with Sharon on the phone on the front patio. I believe it's a Western Screech Owl. Length averages 8.7 in, wingspan 22 in, and weight 5.0 oz. Weight ranges from 88 to 3.1 to 7.8 oz. Females are larger...

Desert Museum Palo Verde

Desert Museum Palo Verde

The Desert Museum palo verde is a fast-growing deciduous tree of medium size that develops an upright canopy habit, 20-30 ft. tall, 20-25 ft. wide. In contrast to other types of palo verde, this cultivar has thornless chartreuse-green stems and branches. Vast numbers...

September 2020 Mohave Lakeview Ranchos

September 2020 Mohave Lakeview Ranchos

A peacful September morning in a small community in Mohave County Arizona. Mohave County is in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 200,186. The county seat is Kingman, and the largest city is Lake Havasu...

Bass Fishing Lake Mohave April 27, 2020

Bass Fishing Lake Mohave April 27, 2020

The Smallmouth Bass spawn is winding down but the fishing is still great on Lake Mohave. Returning to New Mexico in a few days. It's been another great winter in Mohave County. Lake Mohave’s 240 miles of shoreline can be enjoyed year ’round as days are almost always...