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We were driving along Highway 62 in Joshua Tree last weekend and stopped to take some pics of these dinosaurs. It's kind of bizarre seeing these along the side of the road, so I used my iPhone (which adds to that surreal feeling). Dream Canvas film with Salvador 84 lens Had to laugh at this one... from this angle it appears the dinosaurs are tied up to keep them from wandering out in the street! Linking to Skywatch Friday. We took the Jeep out into the desert in the late afternoon for a…

Noah Purifoy spent the final years of his life in Joshua Tree making Junk Art

Abandoned Shack as a Studio, She Shed, Man Cave, Workshop? Tile Roof, Big Windows, Lots of Light, Desert Setting

View from inside a desert shack, near Barstow, California.

In the sparsely populated community of Wonder Valley, California, lies a range of shacks known locally as Jackrabbit Homesteads. Sat abandoned against...

Photo about Old shack in Rub al Khali desert, Arabian Peninsula. Image of abandoned, ramshackle, dilapidated - 8748568

I came across this tiny mining shack this spring, while hiking for tortoise surveys in the Mojave desert.

The Mojave Desert is a vast expanse of sand, which might not seem like the best vacation destination for anyone looking for an active vacation. And this isn’t a diss of the Mojave; its epic size is something to behold. The stark loneliness adds a unique beauty that is food for the soul. But is […]