Sparkling in the desert sun, Loco Motion is a means of travel, by which you have to be crazy to ride. I've ridden many years, days, hours, amp sometimes too fast. But, I'm still around to tell my tale. There's a hidden steam locomotive in the refl... 

"Ramrod" is typically the boss in a cattle roundup or on the ranch. Here he's looking for the rest of his herd of motorcycle buddies. Superstition Mountain, AZ and the open Sonoran Desert are his hunting grounds for the other Harley riders.  

Gateway with ancient carved wooden doors greet you upon entering the mission grounds of Las Trampas, NM. You can find this historical site built of adobe on the back road between Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico, USA. 

Wonderful cloud formations fill the skies of Arizona when the summer monsoons arrive. This is an interpretation of one such cloud that I saw at sunset in the heavens above where I live. 

Sun shining through the leaves in Autumn colors at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, AZ. 

Unusual Agave with wonderful patterns, at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, AZ. 

These huge Gum Trees reach for the sky at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, near Superior, AZ. 

Varigated type of Aloe Vera at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum greenhouse, near Superior, AZ. 

Dodge Power Wagon at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, near Superior, AZ. An old shack dwelling from previous residents have left their old classic truck where it still sits today.  

A small opening for a doorway to one of the rooms in this ancient ruin at Wupatki outside Flagstaff, AZ. Rocks are carefully laid upon the natural rock formations to utilize the landscape for the fortress construction by the Anasazi Indians of aroun... 

Ancient ruins outside Flagstaff, AZ are a wonder to behold. Natural fortress built into the surrounding rock bluffs overlooking the terrain from high on a ridge. You can see some of the natural rock ridge protruding from the walls. The Anasazi Ind... 

This Brown Pelican was seen at Canyon Lake, AZ. I took lots of photos, chasing him with my Wave Runner to capture him in flight and landing on the water. This painting with all it's detail, is the result of my photo studies. 

Wild gourds in the desert produce these amazing lily-like flowers that Georgia O'Keefe frequently painted. 

Fire engine red flower of the Claret Cup Cactus, Arizona. 

Delicate 1" yellow flowers of this White Prickly cactus attract the local pollen seekers.