Category: National Forest Service lands

• Dawn Over Rock Formations

  Yes, but what kind? Where? Joshua Tree National Park! Soft structures characterize Joshua Tree National Park, to a degree I did not understand before my two-day sojourn there. But these are granite and not sandstone! For a discussion of “true” red rock, see my Canyon Country blog See also my Joshua Tree National Park Your…

  jwilce

  January 26, 2026

  #photography, landscape photography, light and shadow, National Forest Service lands

  #nature, #photography, cactus varietiees, Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert, Southern California landscape photography

• Photo-Trip to Verde Valley Bears Fruit

  Two nights, three days In my latest blog post on WilcePhotos.com I share five photos that capture the power, the mystery, and the beauty of northern Arizona. That post, and this “meta-post” focus on Clarkdale, Cottonwood, and adjacent to the Verde Valley, up Oak Creek Canyon and its West Fork. Here are some of the…

  jwilce

  January 12, 2026

  #bird photography, #clouds, #digital cameras, #northern Arizona, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #raptors, #sunsets, #technological improvement, #wildlife photography, #wings, Arizona State Parks, bird photography, bird photos, Cloud Photography, goingpro, Mirrorless cameras, National Forest Service lands, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, Personal, Photo Editing, photo websites, professionalism, Verde Valley Arizona, websites, wildlife photography

  #Arizona, #getolympus, #nature, #northern Arizona, #photography, #publicspaces, bald eagle, Clarkdale Arizona, great blue heron, large birds, Oak Creek Canyon, red rocks, Sedona Arizona and vicinity, Verde Valley Arizona