Tagged With "desert"
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Re: The Ghan - an Australian rail journey of style and comfort
This looks like a fantastic trip and any reason to go by train is good one to me. Wondering if the place names (Adelaide, Alice, Katherine) recall days of too few settler women for the number of men?
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Re: The Ghan - an Australian rail journey of style and comfort
Thanks for taking us on that journey! A wonderful piece!
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Re: The Ghan - an Australian rail journey of style and comfort
M. Poirot regrets that he had necessity of leaving the journey before the end. An important affair required the attention of his gray matter...
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, May 11, 2015: Cactus Wren, Arizona
Very nice! Also love the ocotillo.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, May 11, 2015: Cactus Wren, Arizona
So beautiful; excellent photos!!
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Re: Historic Route 66 (pt 3) - Flagstaff to Gallup
I spent some months in Flagstaff not so long ago, between my old home and moving into a new one and came to appreciate the town and all it has to offer. There's a great deal more to the place than a casual visitor might appreciate, and while traffic can get bogged down in ski season, I never felt it was too touristy. "Too touristy", for me, is businesses that cater to tourists, while Flagstaff caters to locals and the visitor's seem to like them, too. It's really more of a university town...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 9, 2015: "Teddy Bear" Cholla
When you see a group of them at a distance in the "Cholla Cactus Garden" (Joshua Tree National Park), they're a memorable site. With their arms outstretched, these cacti seem rather fuzzy, almost soft, and hence the name "teddy...
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Dry Falls – Home of The World’s Largest Waterfall!
Imagine a waterfall with a precipice over three and a half miles (5.5 km) long and a drop of over 400 feet (120 m)! By comparison, Niagara Falls is about 1/10th as wide. Think of the millions of gallons of water pouring over it each...
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Colorado National Monument
While many of the units of the US National Park system are frequently visited and very busy, there are also a few less crowded places. Colorado National Monument (known to locals as " The Monument" ) falls into the latter category....
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Tahquitz Canyon, Palm Springs
It's a great time of year to be visiting the desert regions of the Southwestern USA. The weather is warm and pleasant, the wildflowers are starting to bloom, and the oppressive heat of summer is a distant...
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The Living Desert Wildlife and Botanical Park, Palm Desert
Palm Desert's LIVING DESERT offers a place to see several desert ecosystems, as well as an interesting assortment of animals from the Americas and Africa.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 10, 2015: Arizona – The sunshine, the red rock desert and the survival of the fittest
Recently I attended a medical course in Scottsdale, Arizona. Using one afternoon, a few late afternoons plus evenings, I got chance to explore the area around Phoenix and Scottsdale. The clear...
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The Cabins, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada (Where Gumbo Was #107)
This was a tough puzzle which eluded even our great TG travel sleuths. In the above quiz photo we see evidence of a constructed dwelling in a place of red-rock, but not much else. As Jonathan L pointed out, the image screams...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 24, 2015: Where is Apache Trail??
Located at the northeastern edge of greater Phoenix area, the Apache Trail was recommended by our friend as Arizona’s oldest and most scenic driving trail. The winding 40 mile road takes you through the magnificent scenery of sometime steep...
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Scottsdale By the Numbers
Scottsdale Attractions: 1) Hot Air Expeditions: Start your day in a hot air balloon soaring over the desert with the sun creeping over the mountains. 2) Taliesin West : Frank Lloyd...
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Route 66 - Pasadena to Needles
Last summer I had the opportunity to do something I had always wanted to do - drive a significant portion of Route 66. Having spent 4 days in LA, I started a drive to Albuquerque to meet up with The Amazing Ms. D. Instead of rushing down the...
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Historic Route 66 (pt 2) - Needles CA to Flagstaff AZ
Leaving Needles CA, I drove a route that is a MUST DRIVE if you are the kind of person that loves road trips. The main portion of my day was spent on the longest continuous stretch of the original Route 66 that is still in place - From Topock AZ to...
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Historic Route 66 (pt 3) - Flagstaff to Gallup
The next leg of my trip was the shortest distance I had to drive, but it took the longest time. There was a lot to see along the way. Flagstaff AZ I was last in Flagstaff 20 years ago. It was a dismal depressed town in which nothing was...
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Death Valley National Park
Death Valley is one of the most desolate place I have been. Others include central Greenland and the Dead Sea. Death Valley is the lowest place in the western hemisphere at 282 feet (86 metres) below sea level. The Dead Sea in Israel is 1,370...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 12, 2015: Desert Bighorn Sheep, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
One of the things I love best about traveling are those great unexpected moments that you will never forget, moments that make you say "Wow"! Such was the case when my family and I recently traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada. We decided...
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May 17, 2020: Arizona Thunderstorm
Jonathan L saw this passing storm while visiting Arizona.
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May 10, 2020: Mojave Desert in Winter
DrFumblefinger was driving between Death Valley and Las Vegas when he stopped to take a photo of the snow covered landscape.
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Exploring Namibia – Part 1
Professor Abe takes us on the beginning of a great safari adventure in Namibia, through some dramatic desert scenery.
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Art and Survival in the Tassili Plateau
Bob Cranwell explores the heart of the Sahara -- a life filled with hardship, sand dunes and camel. A trip highlighted by the remarkable sights of Tassili n’Ajjer, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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April 10, 2018: Paradise Valley, Nevada
DrFumblefinger shares a stop at Paradise Valley in northern Nevada.
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Arches National Park, Utah. Where Gumbo was #33
Gumbo was enjoying the unparalleled beauty of the American Southwest. Without having been there when the photo was taken, I would not have guessed it was taken in Arches National Park, at least not without having tried a dozen other...
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A Visit to the “Spine Garden:”Cactus in Arizona’s Sonora Desert
Even a non-artist like me can make you think of the desert with just a few squiggles of a felt-tip marker. See above? I did it already…and what does the trick is that everyone has seen the image forever, even though the cactus in the...
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Pushkar and its Festival
Bob Cranwell reflects on the desert town of Pushkar, normally a sleepy and relaxed place that every year during its famous full moon festival in November becomes a beehive of activity.
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Karoo Desert Garden, Worcester, South Africa
Professor Abe finds a travel gem in the desert in his visit to this beautiful South African botanical garden.
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A visit to Great Basin National Park
In the United States, a country with dozens of great national parks, it makes sense that there would be some “orphan” parks that are only rarely visited. Such is the case with Great Basin National Park in Nevada. Great...
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Be sure to stop at Twin Falls, Idaho
Most travelers seem in a big hurry to complete their drive on the I-84 freeway, through the lava fields of the Snake River Plain. Their destinations are often Boise to the north, Yellowstone National Park to the east, or Salt Lake City to...
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Arches National Park — One of America’s Finest
The United States is blessed with some beautiful geography — perhaps more varied than any other land. Utah especially has some extremely unusual geology and is home to 5 National Parks, surpassed in number by only Alaska and California....
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Where Gumbo was #22. Skull Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, California
So far at least, no one has identified the location for this travel puzzle. PHeymont correctly identified it as "Skull Rock", but did not provide a more specific site. Gumbo was visiting one of America's most unusual parks, Joshua...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, May 11, 2015: Cactus Wren, Arizona
One of the prettiest songs you'll hear in the desert of the Southwestern United States and central Mexico is that of the cactus wren, the state bird of Arizona. It's the largest American wren and frequently nests within a cactus...
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A Springtime Walk in the Desert
I've been intrigued by deserts ever since I first visited one as a teenager. The first impression I remember having is of a lifeless, hostile and barren place. It's certainly a hostile environment but I couldn't have been more wrong...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, March 31, 2014: Saguaro National Park, Arizona
I love visiting the saguaro cactus forest of southern Arizona almost as much as any of this state's great landmarks, including Petrified Forest National Park and Grand Canyon National Park . The landscape intrigues me and no where is it better...
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Gallery: Grand Army of the Republic Highway. One of the Most Scenic Road Trips in America!
The United States has some of the planet's finest scenery and boasts dozens of great drives. From the California's Pacific Coast Highway, to Montana's Going to the Sun Road, to Newfound Gap Road in the Smoky Mountains, there's scenic drives in...
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May 22, 2016. Oman
Oman is special. Where else on the Arabic Peninsula has some of the “Sinbad the Sailor” feeling survived?
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Life in the Sonora Desert
Travel Rob shows us a look at the beautiful Sonora Desert near Tucson Arizona
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Lighthouses of Lake Havasu – Part 3 of 3
The final part of our visit to the replica lighthouses of Lake Havasu, narrated by Samantha.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 24, 2015: Where is Apache Trail??
The only things missing from those pix is Marty McFly and Doc Brown! "Back to the Future"
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 24, 2015: Where is Apache Trail??
Beautiful photos!! Arizona is such a fantastic getaway destination during the winter!
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Re: Scottsdale By the Numbers
I think Scottsdale (and Tucson as well) are among the most underrated travel destinations in the USA. The weather in the winter is near perfect and it's such a unique and interesting place to visit. Your photos and blog reminded me that I need to head back there sometime soon. Thanks, Marilyn!
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Re: Karoo Desert Garden, Worcester, South Africa
There are few things I enjoy more than a nice walk through a lovely garden on a nice day! A gem of a destination, Professor. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
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Re: Exploring Namibia – Part 1
Well done! I very much enjoyed the travel story and photos on a such a remote yet captivating trip.
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Re: Exploring Namibia – Part 1
Thanks, George, for your kind comments. We absolutely loved Namibia - so much so that we recently made arrangements for another trip there next September.
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Re: May 17, 2020: Arizona Thunderstorm
I love seeing storm clouds like this move over the landscape!