The Lucky Boy

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by Dan Thompson | Feb 22, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Perhaps this is true of all the national parks, but it’s especially true of Joshua Tree – the more you look around, the more you see.  One afternoon on my last visit, I decided to just drive around on some...

Cygnus Setting Among the Dunes

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by Dan Thompson | Feb 1, 2026 | POTW, The Night

More dunes! Last week’s Picture of the Week featured Orion rising over the dunes, and this week’s features Cygnus setting.  This week’s image features the same filters I discussed in my Cygnus image a...

Orion Rising Above the Dunes

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by Dan Thompson | Feb 1, 2026 | POTW, The Night

By now you’ve hopefully seen some of my posts of these dunes out in the Mojave (here, here, and here), but hopefully you’re not tired of hearing about them!  After having gone there for the first time back...

Cygnus Setting Among the Layers of the Bullion

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by Dan Thompson | Feb 1, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Happy snow day everyone!  I don’t know if where you are there is snow today, but as I look out my window here at our house in East Tennessee, the ground is covered in about 4 inches. Moving on to this...

Mysteries in the Desert

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by Dan Thompson | Jan 25, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Alright true crime fans, I’ve got a mystery for you (full disclosure, I have no reason to believe a crime was committed)!  I’ve mentioned many times on my blog that you see some weird stuff in the desert,...