The other end of my winters odyssey is the desert southwest. While seemingly the opposite of Alaska it shares the same 'large canvas' feeling with it's ceaseless panoramas and stark natural beauty. And while Alaska sits in the dark 20 hours a day, I can still catch golden sunrises and sunsets if I give it just a little effort. http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/j6w1264/97238163_gwNE2-Ti-1.jpg http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/gallery/1921976_bceok/ 2008-12-15T11:29:20Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />_j6w1264.jpg</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238163_gwNE2" title="_j6w1264.jpg"><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/j6w1264/97238163_gwNE2-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_j6w1264.jpg" title="_j6w1264.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-15T01:13:58Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/j6w1264/97238163_gwNE2-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-12 16:45:06 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />_j6w1398.jpg</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238164_eFgPb" title="_j6w1398.jpg"><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/j6w1398/97238164_eFgPb-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_j6w1398.jpg" title="_j6w1398.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T21:35:59Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/j6w1398/97238164_eFgPb-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-13 06:20:52 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />_j6w1993.jpg</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238165_PNc4E" title="_j6w1993.jpg"><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/j6w1993/97238165_PNc4E-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_j6w1993.jpg" title="_j6w1993.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T21:26:06Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/j6w1993/97238165_PNc4E-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-14 05:36:02 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />_j6w2435.jpg</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238166_s5MTg" title="_j6w2435.jpg"><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/j6w2435/97238166_s5MTg-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_j6w2435.jpg" title="_j6w2435.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-15T01:14:31Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/j6w2435/97238166_s5MTg-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-16 09:15:44 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />0627 dhc-2 beaver into firey sunset.jpg</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238169_jPS7w" title="0627 dhc-2 beaver into firey sunset.jpg"><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/0627-dhc-2-beaver-into-firey/97238169_jPS7w-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="118" alt="0627 dhc-2 beaver into firey sunset.jpg" title="0627 dhc-2 beaver into firey sunset.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T21:19:57Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/0627-dhc-2-beaver-into-firey/97238169_jPS7w-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-11 16:49:39 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />0827 fireball sunrise.jpg</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238170_gGrjX" title="0827 fireball sunrise.jpg"><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/0827-fireball-sunrise/97238170_gGrjX-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="0827 fireball sunrise.jpg" title="0827 fireball sunrise.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-15T01:18:42Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/0827-fireball-sunrise/97238170_gGrjX-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-12 06:48:20 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />One sweeping sand dune, in Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area, El Centro California.</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238171_Ngzh7" title="One sweeping sand dune, in Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area, El Centro California."><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2457-large-sand-dune/97238171_Ngzh7-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="One sweeping sand dune, in Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area, El Centro California." title="One sweeping sand dune, in Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area, El Centro California." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T21:22:02Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2457-large-sand-dune/97238171_Ngzh7-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-16 11:33:59 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />Black and White of two sand dunes and rippled foreground.</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238172_cZq63" title="Black and White of two sand dunes and rippled foreground."><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2497-twin-sand-peaks-bw/97238172_cZq63-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="118" alt="Black and White of two sand dunes and rippled foreground." title="Black and White of two sand dunes and rippled foreground." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T21:39:55Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2497-twin-sand-peaks-bw/97238172_cZq63-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-18 16:19:05 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />Verticle shot of wind blown sand dune. Imperial Dunes recreation area, El Centro California.</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238173_Zf5xG" title="Verticle shot of wind blown sand dune. Imperial Dunes recreation area, El Centro California."><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2529-wind-blown-dune-verticle/97238173_Zf5xG-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Verticle shot of wind blown sand dune. Imperial Dunes recreation area, El Centro California." title="Verticle shot of wind blown sand dune. Imperial Dunes recreation area, El Centro California." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T21:20:38Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2529-wind-blown-dune-verticle/97238173_Zf5xG-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-18 16:32:21 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />A small criter leaves tracks across wind rippled sand dune. Imperial Dunes Recreation area, El Centro California.</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238174_EeoAA" title="A small criter leaves tracks across wind rippled sand dune. Imperial Dunes Recreation area, El Centro California."><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2548-tracks-across-dune/97238174_EeoAA-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="A small criter leaves tracks across wind rippled sand dune. Imperial Dunes Recreation area, El Centro California." title="A small criter leaves tracks across wind rippled sand dune. Imperial Dunes Recreation area, El Centro California." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-15T01:12:06Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2548-tracks-across-dune/97238174_EeoAA-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-18 16:39:36 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />Shadow of photographer and tripod against wind rippled sand dune. Imperial Dunes Recreation Area, El Centro California.</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238175_CAyXf" title="Shadow of photographer and tripod against wind rippled sand dune. Imperial Dunes Recreation Area, El Centro California."><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2551-photographer-shadow-on/97238175_CAyXf-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Shadow of photographer and tripod against wind rippled sand dune. Imperial Dunes Recreation Area, El Centro California." title="Shadow of photographer and tripod against wind rippled sand dune. Imperial Dunes Recreation Area, El Centro California." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T21:35:25Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2551-photographer-shadow-on/97238175_CAyXf-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-18 16:42:30 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />Shallow windblown depressions in dune valley.</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238176_266ZH" title="Shallow windblown depressions in dune valley."><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2623-backside-dune/97238176_266ZH-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Shallow windblown depressions in dune valley." title="Shallow windblown depressions in dune valley." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T21:41:47Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2623-backside-dune/97238176_266ZH-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-19 06:07:20 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />jj6w2656.jpg</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238178_L3f33" title="jj6w2656.jpg"><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/jj6w2656/97238178_L3f33-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="jj6w2656.jpg" title="jj6w2656.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-15T01:14:09Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/jj6w2656/97238178_L3f33-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-19 06:52:08 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />jj6w2663.jpg</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238179_UVqxz" title="jj6w2663.jpg"><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/jj6w2663/97238179_UVqxz-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="jj6w2663.jpg" title="jj6w2663.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T21:30:45Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/jj6w2663/97238179_UVqxz-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-19 07:15:05 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />jj6w2786.jpg</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238180_6ahvG" title="jj6w2786.jpg"><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/jj6w2786/97238180_6ahvG-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="jj6w2786.jpg" title="jj6w2786.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-15T01:15:47Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/jj6w2786/97238180_6ahvG-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-20 05:53:29 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />jj6w2832.jpg</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238181_wSoTT" title="jj6w2832.jpg"><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/jj6w2832/97238181_wSoTT-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="jj6w2832.jpg" title="jj6w2832.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T21:29:02Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/jj6w2832/97238181_wSoTT-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-20 06:47:42 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />jj6w2946.jpg</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238182_w6XgF" title="jj6w2946.jpg"><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/jj6w2946/97238182_w6XgF-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="jj6w2946.jpg" title="jj6w2946.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T21:21:39Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/jj6w2946/97238182_w6XgF-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-21 10:28:46 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />jj6w3094.jpg</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#97238183_eG9Yd" title="jj6w3094.jpg"><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/jj6w3094/97238183_eG9Yd-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="jj6w3094.jpg" title="jj6w3094.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-15T01:09:10Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/jj6w3094/97238183_eG9Yd-Th-1.jpg 2006-01-23 10:36:02 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />Moon sets behind a flock of Egrets roosting in dead trees in the Salton Sea. Near Sonny Bono Wildlife Refuge. One Falcon has a tree to himself.</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#186163996_DxRST" title="Moon sets behind a flock of Egrets roosting in dead trees in the Salton Sea. Near Sonny Bono Wildlife Refuge. One Falcon has a tree to himself."><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2012-Blue-Salton-Sea-Reflected/186163996_DxRST-Th.jpg" width="150" height="118" alt="Moon sets behind a flock of Egrets roosting in dead trees in the Salton Sea. Near Sonny Bono Wildlife Refuge. One Falcon has a tree to himself." title="Moon sets behind a flock of Egrets roosting in dead trees in the Salton Sea. Near Sonny Bono Wildlife Refuge. One Falcon has a tree to himself." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T15:59:03Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2012-Blue-Salton-Sea-Reflected/186163996_DxRST-Th.jpg 2006-01-14 06:01:57 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />A flock of white birds fly past in the predawn light. Slow shutter speed blurred the image.</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#186163886_ov59v" title="A flock of white birds fly past in the predawn light. Slow shutter speed blurred the image."><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1319-Ghost-flight-b-sm/186163886_ov59v-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A flock of white birds fly past in the predawn light. Slow shutter speed blurred the image." title="A flock of white birds fly past in the predawn light. Slow shutter speed blurred the image." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T16:01:05Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1319-Ghost-flight-b-sm/186163886_ov59v-Th.jpg 2006-01-12 17:02:36 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />Last light of sunset over Salton Sea, southern California. Crane in dead sea tree under cloudy red/blue sky.</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#186164169_uAp9K" title="Last light of sunset over Salton Sea, southern California. Crane in dead sea tree under cloudy red/blue sky."><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1942-Salton-Sea-Sunset-sm/186164169_uAp9K-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Last light of sunset over Salton Sea, southern California. Crane in dead sea tree under cloudy red/blue sky." title="Last light of sunset over Salton Sea, southern California. Crane in dead sea tree under cloudy red/blue sky." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T15:59:20Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1942-Salton-Sea-Sunset-sm/186164169_uAp9K-Th.jpg 2006-01-13 16:50:49 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />Twilight sky at Salton Sea, southern California. Crane in dead tree surrounded by flat lake and reflection.</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#186163437_KXGYk" title="Twilight sky at Salton Sea, southern California. Crane in dead tree surrounded by flat lake and reflection."><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1284-Salton-Sea-b-sm/186163437_KXGYk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="118" alt="Twilight sky at Salton Sea, southern California. Crane in dead tree surrounded by flat lake and reflection." title="Twilight sky at Salton Sea, southern California. Crane in dead tree surrounded by flat lake and reflection." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T15:59:48Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1284-Salton-Sea-b-sm/186163437_KXGYk-Th.jpg 2006-01-12 16:47:52 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />A geo-thermal power plant light up the night sky, silhouetting a flock of Cranes or Egrets perched in dead tree branches, reflected in the Salton Sea.</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#186163331_cynNW" title="A geo-thermal power plant light up the night sky, silhouetting a flock of Cranes or Egrets perched in dead tree branches, reflected in the Salton Sea."><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1993-Power-Plant-Glow-w-Cranes/186163331_cynNW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A geo-thermal power plant light up the night sky, silhouetting a flock of Cranes or Egrets perched in dead tree branches, reflected in the Salton Sea." title="A geo-thermal power plant light up the night sky, silhouetting a flock of Cranes or Egrets perched in dead tree branches, reflected in the Salton Sea." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T16:04:37Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1993-Power-Plant-Glow-w-Cranes/186163331_cynNW-Th.jpg 2006-01-14 05:36:02 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />Crane landing in a dead tree in front of the last of a clear sunset. Salton Sea, Sonny Bono Wildlife Refuge.</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#186163595_KehUa" title="Crane landing in a dead tree in front of the last of a clear sunset. Salton Sea, Sonny Bono Wildlife Refuge."><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1264-Egret-Sunset-Salton-Sea/186163595_KehUa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="118" alt="Crane landing in a dead tree in front of the last of a clear sunset. Salton Sea, Sonny Bono Wildlife Refuge." title="Crane landing in a dead tree in front of the last of a clear sunset. Salton Sea, Sonny Bono Wildlife Refuge." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T16:01:06Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1264-Egret-Sunset-Salton-Sea/186163595_KehUa-Th.jpg 2006-01-12 16:45:06 <p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com">alaskaphotopilot</a><br />A Great Egret rests for the night as the moon sets and sun rises behind me.</p><p><a href="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/1921976_bceok#186163719_nguwx" title="A Great Egret rests for the night as the moon sets and sun rises behind me."><img src="http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2039-Egret-Blue-Moon-Roost-sm/186163719_nguwx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="118" alt="A Great Egret rests for the night as the moon sets and sun rises behind me." title="A Great Egret rests for the night as the moon sets and sun rises behind me." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T15:59:46Z alaskaphotopilot http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com http://alaskaphotopilot.smugmug.com/Artistic-Expressions/The-Desert-Southwest/2039-Egret-Blue-Moon-Roost-sm/186163719_nguwx-Th.jpg 2006-01-14 06:27:58