Desert Oasis is a collection of images from several parks in the western USA - the Valley of Fire, Zion, Death Valley and Joshua Tree in the Mojave, Great Basin & Sonoran deserts.
The Valley of Fire State Park is in the Mojave desert in southwest Nevada. It is known for its red sandstone formations.
Zion National Park is a rugged canyon that cuts through steep red cliffs. It was our 3rd visit to Zion, but we’re still awed by the landscape.
Views from the air
Death Valley National Park lies in the Mojave desert and borders the Great Basin desert in southeastern California. It is said to be the hottest & driest place in USA during the summer.
Death Valley is quite beautiful
These colors are from volcanic deposits, such as iron oxides and chlorite, which creates a rainbow effect
Lake Manly forms in Badwater Basin after sufficient rainfall
Joshua Tree National Park is in southern California, named for its twisted, cactus Joshua trees. It's characterized by rugged rock formations and stark desert landscapes.
Depending on the rainfall, southern California will bloom with wildflowers that carpet the deserts.
These images depict New England & Eastern Canada in the fall of 2023
William Vanderbilt built Marble House as a 39th birthday present for his wife Alva, who later divorced him. She then married a Belmont and moved down the street to his 60 room mansion. Such was the Gilded Age.
PASSAGES INSOLITES, public art exhibit through the streets of Quebec City
This gallery highlights images taken during a fall cruise of the Great Lakes from Toronto to Chicago through Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron and Michigan.
Allen Lambert Galleria has a parabolic arched roof 6 stories high
A quilt of colored windows in downtown Toronto
The CIBC Square Tower is a diamond pattern of sky reflections
Cruising through the Great lakes
These images depict many places in France throughout the Loire Valley, Brittany, Normandy and Paris.
These images show the rocky coast of Maine, its lighthouses, harbors and small coastal villages.
Weatherworn & gray shingled
Foggy Morning
Scenes from the Village of Boothbay Harbor
Magnificent sunsets
The shore along Lake Michigan in Northern Indiana is a place of surprising beauty, especially in the winter with its ice formations, snowy dunes and colorful sunsets.
