
early spring in the desert …

… provided by an aging Waukesha generator to pump water from well to stock tank in the Nevada outback.
… rain kisses the desert.
… in the desert of western Utah.
… long ago in the Nevada outback.
… despite a storm over the Nevada outback.
… in the desert in western Utah.
… watching a storm in western Utah.
… descending from an early-evening storm over the House Range in the desert of western Utah.
… Route 140 east of 1000 Creek Pass near Denio Junction.
… but when there’s a crisis in the desert only Superman can handle, this is all Clark Kent can find to change into his superhero uniform … near the Sun Tunnels in Lucin, Utah.
… a thunderstorm along Route 50 by Lake Sevier in western Utah.
… in the Nevada outback along Route 140 west of Denio Junction.
… along Route 140 east of Denio Junction, Nevada.
… in the high desert of south-central Oregon, USA …
… in south-central Oregon off Route 395.
… along Route 50 west of Eureka, Nevada.
… but the landscape north of I-80 in northern Nevada isn’t. During spring the desert can be strikingly colorful. When August arrives, however, this will look … dusty and brown.
… perhaps, but for a few weeks in May, colorful isolation. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting images of the high desert in northern Nevada and south-central Oregon. I continue to be stunned by how colorful the desert can be — reds, violets, yellows, and whites surrounded by green. It’s a long drive, but so worth the time, effort, and energy. This image looks east from 1000 Creek Pass on Route 140 west of Denio Junction.
… between Denio Junction, Nevada, and Adel, Oregon.