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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Valley of Fire - Las Vegas, Nevada December 2021 Air 2S

Valley of Fire – Las Vegas, Nevada December 2021

The Valley of Fire is located 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. It's filled with red rock Aztec sandstone formations. Several movies were filmed there including Total Recall, Viva Las Vegas, The Profgessionals and Star Trek Generations. World-renowned for its...

Mohave Lakeview Ranchos February 2022 Mavic 2 Zoom

Mohave Lakeview Ranchos February 2022

Mohave Lakeview Ranchos is a 60 acre subdivision overlooking Lake Mohave on the Colorado River surrounded by the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a U.S. national recreation area in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona....

Kolob Reservoir and Campground Zion December 2021 Air 2S

Kolob Reservoir and Campground Zion December 2021

Blanketed by snow or cooking in the summer heat, Kolob Reservoir offers anglers a picturesque landscape and amazing trout fishing near Zion National Park. The Kolob Reservoir Campground surrounds the beautiful Kolob reservoir. The 5,500-acre foot reservoir built in...

Colorado City Arizona Air 2S

Colorado City Arizona

Colorado City is a town in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, and is located in a region known as the Arizona Strip. The Town of Colorado City is located in the Short Creek valley which straddles the Utah/Arizona border. Short Creek is named after a sandy wash...

Virgin River Tributary of the Colorado River Springdale, Utah Air 2S

Virgin River Tributary of the Colorado River Springdale, Utah

The Virgin River is a tributary of the Colorado River in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The river is approximately 162 miles long. It was designated Utah's first wild and scenic river in 2009, during the centennial celebration of Zion National Park. Its origin is in...

Pipe Spring National Monument December 2021

Pipe Spring National Monument December 2021

Pipe Spring National Monument is a United States National Monument located in the U.S. state of Arizona, rich with American Indian, early explorer, and Mormon pioneer history. The rich history of Pipe Spring and its flowing water comes alive as you explore the...

Kanab Creek December 2021 Air 2S

Kanab Creek December 2021

Kanab Creek is one of the many tributaries of the Colorado River. It begins in Kane County, Utah, just south of the watershed to the Great Basin and flows 125 miles south to the Colorado River. The stream headwaters arise at an elevation of approximately 8600 feet...

Mount Carmel Junction Utah December 2021 Mavic 2 Pro

Mount Carmel Junction Utah December 2021

Mount Carmel Junction and Mount Carmel are unincorporated communities located 12 miles east of Zion National Park and 17 miles north of Kanab in Kane County, Utah, United States. They lie in close proximity to the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park. In 1919, a...

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Rainy Day December 2021

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Rainy Day December 2021

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park is a state park in southwestern Utah, United States, located between Mount Carmel Junction and Kanab, south and west of U.S. Highway 89 in Kane County. The park features uniquely pink-hued sand dunes located beside red sandstone...

Zion-Mt. Carmel Scenic Drive Rainy Day December 2021 Pocket 2

Zion-Mt. Carmel Scenic Drive Rainy Day December 2021

Zion National Park is a mind-blowing place to visit, but the National Scenic Byway (State Highway 9) between Zion's main canyon and Mount Carmel, Utah is a stunning way to cover a lot of amazing ground. Highlights include swirling, otherworldly rock formations,...