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...

Capturing the Essence of Southwest Wilderness

An Afternoon on Lake Mohave The morning light crept over the Black Mountain foothills, casting long shadows across our ranch-style home. At my age, there's nothing quite like the anticipation of a day on the water, especially when Lake Mohave beckons with its...

Dawn with Paulette and Her Mojave Sanctuary

Desert Whispers The pale February sun had barely lifted itself above the ragged eastern Black Mountain hills when I first spotted Paulette making her way through the garden. From my vantage point on the ridge—camera in hand as always—I watched her emerge from the...

Where Desert Dreams Take Flight

There she lies, eternal and unchanging, her profile etched against the azure Arizona sky like a painting that's been there since time began. Sleeping Princess Mesa, as we've always called her, rests peacefully in the Black Mountains of Mohave County, watching over the...

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Old Wagon Trail Ranch Corral Trail

Old Wagon Trail Ranch Corral Trail

North of Bullhead City, Arizona, is an approximate 6 mile trail beginning at the Old Abandoned Ranch ruins at the end of the Old Wagon Trail. The trail follows series of old roads dating back to the late 19th and early 20th century and washes, over a rock nob, and...

Gold Chain Mine

Gold Chain Mine

Owned by the Gold Chain Mining Company C/O E. Steele McIntyre, Eureka, Utah. Operated by the Mammoth Mining Co. (1930). MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated. Mineralization is a Pliocene polymetallic vein/gossan deposit hosted in the Ajax Dolomite,...

Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs

Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs

Grapevine Canyon is located about five miles outside Laughlin at the base of Newberry Peak in the Newberry Mountains. For thousands of years, the Mojave Indians have called this their homeland. Although it is unknown whether the Mojaves created the panoply of rock art...

Colorado River Rock House Boat Ramp Parker Strip

Rock House Boat Ramp Parker Strip Arizona

Rock House Recreation Area is situated along the California-side of the lower Colorado River within the Parker Strip Recreation Area. This site provides river access, a boat launch, shaded benches, a visitor center, and restrooms. Visitors enjoy this river front site...

Pirate Cove Marina Colorado River

Pirate Cove Marina Colorado River

Pirate Cove Marina is a secluded California oasis located in the Moabi Regional Park, on the banks of the Colorado River, just 11 miles southeast of Needles, California. Nestled among the palm trees and surrounded by pristine white sandy beaches, this first-class...

Pirate Cove Beach Colorado River

Pirate Cove Beach

This secluded California oasis is located in the Moabi Regional Park, on the banks of the Colorado River, just 11 miles southeast of Needles, California. Nestled among the palm trees and surrounded by pristine white sandy beaches, this first-class family destination...

Moabi Regional Park Anafi

Moabi Regional Park

Located along the banks of the Colorado River, Needles, California at the California and Arizona state lines, Moabi Regional Park is the place for people who enjoy water recreation and beautiful scenery. A short drive from Lake Havasu, AZ and Laughlin, NV, Moabi...

Davis Dam Lookout Trail

Davis Dam Overlook Trail

The Riverwalk Exploration Trail parallels the western shore of the Colorado River along the Nevada/Arizona border. It travels through a desert habitat and connects a busy resort area at its southern end with the Pyramid Canyon Day Use Area at its northern end. The...

Davis Dam

Davis Dam

Davis Dam is a dam on the Colorado River about 70 miles downstream from Hoover Dam. It stretches across the border between Arizona and Nevada. Originally called Bullhead Dam, Davis Dam was renamed after Arthur Powell Davis, who was the director of the U.S. Bureau of...

Davis Camp

Davis Camp

With more than a mile and a half of shoreline, water enthusiasts will love Davis Camp. Jet Ski rentals are available during the warmer months, there’s a boat launch if you’re bringing your own watercraft, and the world-renowned fishing means that anglers never want to...