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California Deserts Photo Business Photos Roads Travel

The Price of your Passions

Picture: A pair of Recreational Vehicle campers traveling along a desert highway, near Death Valley, California I love to drive. But it's quite the new reality here in the U.S., with summer fast approaching and record gas prices already here- and still climbing; $3.89 at my local station today, $0.05…

Gary CrabbeApril 14, 2008

California Deserts National Parks Photos Travel Trees

Sneak Peek; Joshua Tree

Picture: Joshua Tree and boulder rock outcrop at dawn, near Quail Springs, Joshua Tree National Park, California This is a special sneak peek at my new Joshua Tree National Park Online Web Gallery. I'm in the process of building a number of updated and new galleries to be featured on…

Gary CrabbeNovember 2, 2007

Deserts Mountains National Parks Photos Sunrise Travel Utah

Unstick that photo mindset

Picture: Stormy sunrise over the La Sal Mountains and Washer Woman Arch from atop a mesa, Island in the Sky section, Canyonlands National Park, Utah I refer to the story behind this image to every single workshop client or at public speaking venue that I give. The concept I am…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 13, 2007

Deserts National Parks Photos rocks Travel Utah

New Assignment: The American West

Picture: Delicate Arch at Sunset, Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah. (Side note: Some of you may have seen this image last Fall. It was featured on the cover of The Territory Ahead catalog.) Friday afternoon, a day when business calls are usually light, I got a phone call from…

Gary CrabbeApril 1, 2007

California Clouds and Sky Deserts National Parks Photos Travel

The one that got away

Picture: Sunbeams through storm clouds at Death Valley National Park, California I'm so bummed; for a couple months I've had this week set aside to be down in Death Valley with some friends. Beginning early last week, events started to conspire against me, to the point where I finally had…

Gary CrabbeMarch 26, 2007

California Deserts Mountains National Parks Photos Sunrise Travel

Photo: The Desert Besieged at sunrise

Picture: Tourist information sign at sunrise from Keys View, Joshua Tree National Park, California This shot was taken last month on my first morning in Joshua Tree National Park. It was 11 degrees, the wind was blowing, my ski-liner gloves were missing two fingertips, and I'd had about 5 hours…

Gary CrabbeMarch 1, 2007

California Deserts National Parks People Photos Sports & Recreation Travel

Photo: Spiderman, Spiderman; Does whatever a spider can…

Picture: Ninja rock climber on granite, Joshua Tree National Park, California This is the photo I *was* going to post yesterday,Â before theÂ point whenÂ I realized my weblog was "gone down", "taking a nap", "momentarily offline", "on a break", "in seclusion", or any other manner of describing something currently unavailable. I like…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 27, 2007

California Deserts National Parks Photos Travel

Photo: Perfect Fit – Balanced between a rock and a hard place

Picture: Granite boulder balanced in wedge rock, Joshua Tree National Park, California This week IÂ finished imaging all of the shots from my trip to the Palm Springs region. You'll remember a couple posts back with the footsteps in the sand dune, I mentioned I was about half way done. Well,…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 24, 2007

California Deserts Mountains Photos Roads Sunrise Travel

Photo: The Long Road to Higher Education

Picture: School bus on road through the desert at sunrise, near Ocotillo Wells, San Diego County, California On my recent trip to Southern California last month, I had one of those moments of sheer clarity; a true, "Thank God" moment. It was about 6:03 AM on a Monday morning as…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 17, 2007

California Deserts Photos Sunrise Travel

Photo: Footprints on a sand dune

Picture: Footsteps along the ridge of a sand dune at sunrise, Algodones Dunes, Imperial Valley, near Brawley, California. I have that feeling again, as I sit here at my desk, neck deep in production. This is one of 300 images taken over a five day shoot around my attendence of…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 13, 2007

California Deserts Photos Travel

“Say Hello to my Little Mule”

Picture: Toyota 4-Runner on the sand dunes at the Imperial Sand Dunes State Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation Area, near Brawley, Imperial County, California Who forgot the rake? One thing about taking pictures: Sometimes you see something after you took the photo that you wish you could have changed. Sometimes, maybe…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 18, 2007

California Deserts People Photos Travel

Is there a photographers conference nearby?

Photo: Self portrait at Font Point in Anza Borego State Park, near Borego Springs, California This was taken tonight. I am in Southern California for the North American Nature Photographers Assoc. Annual Conference in Palm Springs that starts tomorrow. Frankly, I'm not looking forward to leaving a place like this…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 16, 2007

Arizona Deserts Photos Roads Travel

The long road home.

Photo: Cattle Guard waring sign along dirt road in the Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument, near Tuweep, Arizona. I just got back from a nine day local excursion to the Kanab / Grand Canyon / Zion region of southern Utah & northern Arizona. I have a personal affinity for driving…

Gary CrabbeNovember 7, 2006

Autumn Deserts Mountains National Parks Photos Travel Utah

How many eyes make an icon?

Photo: Line of photographers at the bridge over the Virgin River, looking toward the Watchman, Zion Canyon, Zion National Park, Utah This is only a small section of the photographers lined up trying to make their own icon image of The Watchman and the Virgin River. In some spots, tripods…

Gary CrabbeOctober 31, 2006

Arizona Deserts Photos Travel Water

Photo: Hikers at The Wave

Picture: Hikers reflected in desert pool below rock formations at The Wave, Coyote Buttes, Paria / Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona - Utah border. Happy Belated Birthday, Richard!

Gary CrabbeOctober 27, 2006

Deserts Nevada Photos Roads Travel

Photo: Road at Sunrise, Wells, Nevada

Picture: Storm clouds at sunrise over lonely, empty two-lane desert highway, near Wells, Nevada. Wise man says: The Road Ahead is merely the past for anyone traveling the opposite direction. Furthermore, an idiot standing in the middle of the road is either (a) lost, (b) confused, (c) waiting to be…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 10, 2006

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