early spring in the desert …

power …

… provided by an aging Waukesha generator to pump water from well to stock tank in the Nevada outback.

in spring …

… rain kisses the desert.

social distancing …

… in the desert of western Utah.

desert living …

… long ago in the Nevada outback.

still a desert …

… despite a storm over the Nevada outback.

isolation …

… in the desert in western Utah.

another day in the desert …

… watching a storm in western Utah.

virga …

 

… descending from an early-evening storm over the House Range in the desert of western Utah.

the Nevada outback …

… Route 140 east of 1000 Creek Pass near Denio Junction.

it’s not a phone booth …

… 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.

uh oh …

… a thunderstorm along Route 50 by Lake Sevier in western Utah.

the desert …

… in the Nevada outback along Route 140 west of Denio Junction.

desert morning …

… along Route 140 east of Denio Junction, Nevada.

a survivor …

… in the high desert of south-central Oregon, USA …

Barn Owl

the high desert …

… in south-central Oregon off Route 395.

purple sea …

… along Route 50 west of Eureka, Nevada.

rumored to be barren …

… 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.

isolation …

… 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.

Route 140 …

… between Denio Junction, Nevada, and Adel, Oregon.