Henry and I have found that visiting national wildlife refuges along our journeys enhances our experiences.  I am actively searching for nea...

There were not a lot of birds at Mono Lake - other times of year have many more nesting birds.  But I had never seen a Violet Green Swallow ...

Mono Lake has always called to me because of the interesting features that surround the lake.  I think I saw it briefly in passing in 2004 o...

 On my first longer visit to Death Valley, a chance encounter with another visitor introduced me to Manzanar.  We were not going to be on th...