This afternoon looked good for a 3-4 hour drive into the northern Mojave Desert, as some mountain wave clouds (lenticulars) appeared likely. The lenticulars… [Read More]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record, Part 4B 1961 to 2017 Heat Events
Welcome to Part 4B. Here, we investigate the hottest Death Valley heat events from 1961 to 2017. The Cow Creek and Greenland Ranch stations closed… [Read More]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record, Part 4A — 1931 to 1960 Heat Events
PART 4A— HISTORIC HEAT WAVES IN THE DEATH VALLEY REGION 1931 to 1960 Part 4 became quite large, quite unwieldy. So, I decided to break… [Read More]
February 18, 2018 Palm Desert Lenticular Clouds
Late on this evening some interesting ACSL (altocumulus standing lenticular) clouds materialized above the Coachella Valley. They were nearly overhead here in Palm Desert…. [Read More]
February 9, 2018 San Nicolas Island Nick Crilley Canyon
It was a beautiful Friday for a hike on the island, so I biked on down to the north coast (dirt) highway, parked my… [Read More]
February 8, 2018 Fata Morgana — distorted SBI from SNI
“Fata Morgana” is, according to Wikipedia, “an unusual and complex form of superior mirage that is seen in a narrow band right above the… [Read More]
January 31, 2018 Lunar eclipse from San Nicolas island
This morning I managed to get up rather early, as a lunar eclipse was in progress. It was well-timed for viewers on… [Read More]
January 30, 2018 Enjoy Your Island Fowl
San Nicolas Island is not exactly a bird paradise, but if you look hard enough, you can find some. I have seen an owl,… [Read More]
January 30, 2018 Bowling In Building 10
In Nicktown on San Nicolas Island is a medium-old bowling alley. Maybe it was constructed in the 1970s. It hasn’t been in use since… [Read More]
January 18, 2018 Panamint Landscape and Moonset
This entry features some zoom shots during the late afternoon and evening of January 18th on the Panamint Valley’s northern playa, culminating with… [Read More]
January 18, 2018 Lenticulars at Dusk in Panamint Valley
Following the pretty light near sunset on the west side, I continued down to the bottom of Panamint Valley on Highway 190. The decent… [Read More]
January 18, 2018 Owens Lake and Olancha Dunes
I headed up to the southern Owens Valley on January 18th, hoping to photograph some awesome lenticular clouds in the lee of the Eastern… [Read More]
January 18, 2018 Panamint Valley and Rainbow Canyon
There are a few Stormbruiser entries for this date, on which I visited Owens Valley and Panamint Valley. This entry is for the time… [Read More]
Mid January Strolls on San Nicolas Island
On January 13, I… [Read More]
January 12, 2018 Rocket Launch, at KVBG, from KNSI
A few weeks ago, a rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB caused quite the celestial spectacle from the Los Angeles area and even from the… [Read More]
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