2017 Southern California Deserts

Desert Serpent

Herb and Morro Rock

Playful seals in Morro Bay

Street Art in Morro Bay

Solvang

Solvang Cuckoo Clocks

Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid

Aebleskivers and other unhealthy choices

Run (kind of) along Carpinteria Beach

Herb's idea of a run along the beach

Seals on Carpinteria Beach

Sunrise over Flying J

Our awesome campsite in Borrego Palms Canyon

Sneaking up on Borrego Palms

Our own little oasis

Borrego Palms Oasis

My Indiana Jones Impersonation

Little Herb among the Palms

Lolo among the Palms

Ocotillo hugger in Hellhole Canyon

Maidenhair Falls in Hellhole Canyon

Hellhole Canyon palm oasis

Hellhole Canyon Trail

Fonts Point

Lolo on Fonts Point

Herb on Fonts Point

View from Fonts Point

Fish Creek Wash

Hike to Wind Caves

Lolo approaching Wind Caves

Herb in Wind Caves

View looking out from inside the caves

More Fish Creek Views

View of Fish Creek Wash

More views of Fish Creek Wash

Sandstone Canyon

Layer Cake formation in Fish Creek Wash

Galletta Meadows - Fighting Stallions

Galleta Meadows - Monster

Galleta Meadows - Dueling Scorpions

Galleta Meadows - Off-roading

Galleta Meadows - Gold Fever

Galleta Meadows - Find the Alpha Male

View of Coyote Canyon from Alcoholic Pass

Alcoholic Pass Trail

Approach to "The Slot"

"The Slot"

Meandering through "The Slot"

Out the other end of "The Slot"

Salton Sea - Sonny Bono National Wildlife Refuge

Rock Hill Trail at the Sonny Bono Wildlife Refuge

Salton Sea

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

East Jesus experimental art community

East Jesus experimental art community

East Jesus experimental art community

East Jesus experimental art community

East Jesus experimental art community

East Jesus experimental art community

East Jesus experimental art community

East Jesus experimental art community

East Jesus experimental art community

17 Palms Oasis

My favorite toilet ever

Our lovely campsite

Herb planning the day's offroading

Pictographs on Pictograph Trail

Views of Vallecito Valley from the end of the Pictograph Trail

Oriflamme Canyon

Last night at our beautiful campsite

Geology Tour Road

Geology Tour Road

Geology Tour Road

Covington Flats to Eureka Peak

Off-roading to Eureka Peak

Sunset over Jumbo Rocks Campground

Tommy on Hobbit Roof

Herb on Hobbit Roof

Erin on Hobbit Roof

Tommy and Erin on Intersection Rock

Andrew on Bachar Boulder

Celeste (followed by her pony tail) coming off Bachar Boulder

Heading to the next climbing area

Tommy on Fisticuffs

Tommy on Fisticuffs

Lolo getting to the base of the Tumbling Rainbow Formation

Andrew bouldering

Sunset on Jumbo Rocks Campground

Jumbo Rocks Campground