The Joshua Tree (a member of the lily family) is native to the arid southwestern United States, where it is confined mostly to the Mojave Desert.

This post is one of a series about our trip to Arizona and California spanning this past New Year's holiday. For an overview of our trip and links to other posts, please see 2018/2019 Western Trip. After leaving the Red Rock Visitor Center and Ranger Station, we continued north on Rt. 179 toward Sedona. Just north of the Village of Oak Creek, the next location with a good view was at the Bell Rock/Courthouse Butte…

Our first opportunity to photograph Sedona's red rock formations came at the Red Rock Visitor Center and Ranger Station south of the Village of Oak Creek.These rock formations are about 2.9 miles away.

Beverly and I spent a week in Arizona and California where we visited Joshua Tree National Park, Salton Sea (CA) area, Palm Springs, CA area, Sedona, AZ, and Phoenix, AZ.

The New River Gorge Bridge is a steel arch bridge that carries US Rt. 19 over the New River Gorge, near Fayetteville, West Virginia. Completed in 1977, it is currently the third highest bridge in the USA. With an arch 1,700 feet long, it originally was the world's longest single-span arch bridge; it is now the world's fourth longest single-span arch bridge.

This is a panorama of the Main Overlook at Grandview in the New River Gorge National River.

Note: This post is one of a series about our visit to New River Gorge and Bridge in late October 2018.  Unfortunately, there was not a lot of color in the trees then. For details of the New River National River and links to other posts, please see New River Gorge and Bridge (Overview). The next morning after the Full Moon over New River Gorge photos, I went back to the Main Overlook at Grandview to (hopefully)…

Note: This post is one of a series about our visit to New River Gorge and Bridge in late October 2018.  Unfortunately, there was not a lot of color in the trees then. For details of the New River National River and links to other posts, please see New River Gorge and Bridge (Overview). The next morning after the Full Moon over New River Gorge photos, I went back to the Main Overlook at Grandview to (hopefully)…

The Main Overlook at Grandview was a perfect location to photograph the full moon rising over the river when we were there.

Sandstone Falls is the largest waterfalls in the New River, spanning the river where it is 1500 feet wide. Divided by a series of islands, the river drops 10 to 25 feet over the individual falls in the different channels.

The New River Gorge National River in West Virginia features gorgeous scenery and vistas overlooking the river more than 1000 feet below. Another highlight is the magnificent New River Bridge.

Beverly and I visited Niagara Falls in September 2016. I remember visiting Niagara Falls as a child but we only visited the American Falls and I don't remember much except the fast moving water above the falls. Growing up in western New York, Beverly has visited the American Falls several times. My daughter had visited Niagara Falls with her son the month before; she was enthusiastic about her trip and provided suggestions about what to…

We visited this slot canyon near Page AZ in June 2015. It is privately owned, offering tours that are not crowded like the better-known Antelope Canyon.

In the summer of 2015, my daughter, her son, and I spent 18 days visiting National Parks and other scenic attractions in Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. We drove more than 2000 miles and I took more than 2000 photographs.

The Philadelphia Flower Show is the longest-running and largest horticulture showcase in the world. The 2018 theme was “Wonders of Water,” which emphasized the life-sustaining role that water plays in tropical, temperate, and arid landscapes. The image above was a very large exhibit in the entrance foyer by Subaru, who was a major sponsor. There were many small Subaru exhibits throughout the flower show in addition to this one. I remember attending the Philadelphia Flower Show…