Revisiting the Dunes – 2026

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by Dan Thompson | Sep 27, 2026 | POTW, The Night

My buddy Mark and I went out to these dunes together for the first time in the Spring of 2025.  I mentioned last week that it’s a bit of a challenge to get out there, but even though it’s a significant time...

Close Encounter

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by Dan Thompson | Sep 20, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Over the last several visits to the Joshua Tree area, my friend Mark and I have made our way out to these dunes.  He’d mentioned them to me years ago, but commented how difficult they were to get to because of...

Guardians of the Desert

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by Dan Thompson | Sep 13, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Known simply as the Lions of Amboy, these Chinese guardian lions (the other one is a few tenths of a mile down the road) stand all by themselves in the Mojave desert, several hundred feet off the side of Route 66, near...

The Milky Way Rising Over the Joshua Trees

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by Dan Thompson | Sep 6, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Happy Memorial Day everyone!  I hope you’re all having a nice weekend and have had time to spend with friends and family. I mentioned in my post last week that one of my goals for my trip to Joshua Tree National...

The Bullseye

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by Dan Thompson | Aug 30, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Typically when I visit Joshua Tree National Park, I’m going to a part of the park very few people visit – it’s not even on the park map they hand out at the entrances.  I do this for a couple of...