The road into our campsite at Granite Pass. Just locked the Element into 1st and it cruised along nicely. #granitepass #mojavenationalpreserve #california #hondaelement #hondaelementcamping #elementsociety #elementcamper #as6q1ul46si9
Kelso Dunes trailhead #kelsodunes #mojavenationalpreserve #california #hondaelement #hondaelementcamping #elementsociety #elementcamper #pixel6pro #madebygoogle #as6q1ul46si9
4am. There would have been more stars but the full moon was hiding just behind the ridge
I love the early morning solitude at camp, watching the world wake up around me
Morning coffee at the ‘Pass
Owl in Palobrea tree
My Gen3 #ouraring arrived yesterday
Sunset from about a week ago
View from an office window
Tonight’s sunset
Sunbeams between monsoon storms
Small Inchworm Climbing a Palo Brea Tree Branch
Was trimming the palo brea trees on our property and noticed this little one doing laps along the outer brim of my hat. I coaxed them onto a branch of the tree I just finished working on and they immediately began climbing.
Lizard outside of Starbops near LA
Wet Spider
Morning “American Style” coffee
Good Morning!
Christmas in motion
Christmas morning, getting dinner in to cook and waiting for the pitter patter and clumpity clump of family to begin arriving on our stoop
Is it a worm? No, it’s a tiny snake!
A western Threadsnake. And, yes, that’s it’s fully grown size.
The tiny guy was found slithering on the tile in our hallway, but not getting anywhere fast. Threadsnakes usually live underground — this one must have squeezed it’s way through a crack in the floor and tile grout to find his way inside, so was likely very lost. After getting him to pose for a few pictures, he was gently released outside where he could find his way back underground.
After 37 years, Voyager 1 has fired up its trajectory thrusters
“At present, the Voyager 1 spacecraft is 21 billion kilometers from Earth, or about 141 times the distance between the Earth and Sun. It has, in fact, moved beyond our Solar System into interstellar space. However, we can still communicate with Voyager across that distance…. ”
Link: arstechnica.com/science/2017/12/after-37-years-voyager-has-fired-up-its-trajectory-thrusters/