All In A Days Karma

In the winter of 1985 I was driving through the Mojave Desert with a friend, talking about our apparent need for new river gear. As we passed the Twenty Nine Palms Marine Base, a man unexpectedly appeared on the side of the road selling used ammo cans. My friend and I laughed wildly and quickly came to realize that the moment was "All In A Days' Karma". This blog contains the occasional ramblings of a died-in-the-wool westerner who loves seeing, understanding, and being alive upon these landscapes. I cherish the moments of bliss and irony that come to all of us as we explore the planet and its residents (and perhaps visitors) in the short time we are here.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Carving Caves in Northern New Mexico

Ra Paulette is a carving fool! He loves to dig into soft sandstone to create some very inspirational spaces underground. watch this four and a half minute video of some of his creations here:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/oxcftjJ39BU

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Watch the Sun Through A Five-Year NASA Time-Lapse Movie

For five years now, the Solar Dynamic Observatory has been watching our sun, a relatively normal star within the Milky Way Galaxy. On their fifth anniversary they released a four and a half minute video of the sun through time. It is amazing! Watch it here.

This is fabulous!

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Montage of Weather Across the Globe

This NASA montage of Earth's weather as seen from space is just incredible: http://www.onearth.org/earthwire/asia-pollution-us-weather?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=socialmedia.

Monday, January 26, 2015

Fantastic Photographs of Mars from the Curiosity Rover

For 11 years now, the rover Curiosity has been traveling across the Martian surface taking photographs and samples. It is an awesome collection of material. Looking at these gives one a feel for how it is on the Red Planet. Take a look and become enchanted! See the web site here.

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Do the Names "El Tovar" and "Phantom Ranch" Belong to the Grand Canyon? Or to Xanterra?

Phantom Ranch. Who owns the name?

An interesting story about Xanterra laying claim to the names of iconic features at Grand Canyon. Look at the article here, published in many newspapers across the country and online on January 25.

Phantom Ranch

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Hubbell Space Telescope - Has it Really Been 20 Years Since "The Pillars of Creation" Photograph?

Check out this article and the image above, which is a high-definition repeat of NASA's iconic image shot over 20 years ago (has it really been that long?) of the Eagle nebula. Unbelievable!

Monday, December 29, 2014

93 Million Miles

Thanks to my Uncle Earl for this lively look at life on the International Space Station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zLp1bINKW4&feature=youtu.be. Fabulous!