Desert – Page 5

April 28, 2013 Sanderson, TX severe storm

(posted on May 4, 2013) Our tour group, with Rob Petitt as my driver, was down to its final two chase days, and… [Read More]

April 8, 2013 Antelope Valley Dust Storm

posted on 10 Apr 2013 Antelope Valley Duststorm video on youtube A potent, cold, windy and dynamic upper-level storm system swooshed southeastward into the… [Read More]

April 4, 2013 Catching up…desert palms in the moonlight (29 Jan 2013)

These stills were taken at a golf course in Palm Desert in January, 2013, as a full moon rose. Camera — Canon 5D… [Read More]

March 11, 2013 Death Valley Landscapes

On this Monday several friends and I moseyed into Death valley for some fun and photography. Tom Tascone was especially interested in experiencing the very… [Read More]

February 23, 2013 western Mojave windstorm

Unfortunately, I was not out in the desert to have my vehicle sandblasted for no charge on this evening. Wind gusts in the western Mojave… [Read More]

November 9, 2012 The Empty Roads To Emoryville

Ah, yes…the quaint and empty and nostalgic roads to Emoryville! Good old, rustic Emoryville…but where is Emoryville? Well, I am going to make you read… [Read More]

June 25, 2012 San Rafael Swell, UT

The chase season is over for me, and I began my drive back to L.A. from Denver along I-70. I got out of Denver… [Read More]

May 8 and 9, 2012 Big Bend scenery

A cold front cleared most of TX and we found ourselves with cool and overcast conditions at Fort Stockton on the 8th. There was… [Read More]

May 6, 2012 Moonrise over TX Thunderstorm

Today was a reposition day, and we made the long drive south from Cozad, NE, to Sweetwater, TX, in order to be positioned properly for… [Read More]

December 1, 2011 Owens Lake dust storm and wave clouds

A strong upper-level storm system was diving south through Nevada on November 30, and cut off near Needles on December 1st. Strong high pressure at… [Read More]

December 1, 2011 Owens Valley landscapes

Charlie Bustamante and I moseyed on up to the southern Owens Valley for a day of wind and dust and photography. The late morning hours… [Read More]

May 1 and 2, 2011 Desert Jaunt

The drive east from L.A. for my stormchase stint is typically drab and dull. This is especially true if I take Interstate 10 into Texas. … [Read More]

February 20, 2011 Snow-capped San Gabriels

A cold storm provided Los Angeles and vicinity with rain, some thunder and small hail, and low snow levels on Friday and Saturday (Feb 18… [Read More]

March 14 and 15, 2010 Eureka Dunes

Brian and Nancy Morganti and I spent the first part of Sunday, March 14th, in and around Keeler and Cerro Gordo. After lunch in Lone… [Read More]

March 15, 2010 Fossil Falls

This was my final day to chase the California desert scenery with Brian and Nancy Morganti. They would begin their way back towards Pennsylvania in… [Read More]