For those who wander with observant eyes, the desert is teeming with life just waiting to be found.

From the summit of Skyline Drive in Davis Mountain State Park, the sun finally set and the Milky Way inherited the sky.

Davis Mountains State Park is the perfect location for desert views, dark sky astrophotography, and camping in West Texas.

Scouting locations around the McDonald Observatory in preparation for another night of astrophotography.

With the sun and moon finally below the horizon, the Milky Way ascended into the dark West Texas sky for a fantastic night of photography.

In the midst of a heat wave, the mountains of West Texas called, and I had to go to the broad open skies of the McDonald Observatory.

When life makes traveling infeasible, it can be similarly rewarding to seek out the hidden gems at home.

All good things must come to an end, even in Big Bend where time's great influence seems to falter.

The brilliant SuperMoon lifted ever higher into the sky and cast a cool and eerie light down onto the quiet desert of Big Bend. I waited...

As the luminous SuperMoon crested the long, gradual curve of the mountain range along the Eastern horizon of Big Bend National Park,...

The Grapevine Hills Campsites are spartan, solemn, and quiet, but they aren't lonely. We shared our barren little corner of the park with...

The Chisos Mountain Range is the most commanding feature in Big Bend, but there is a lot to be found in the rest of the massive park that...

The Chisos Basin is a fantastic place to camp, but it's not the only thing that Big Bend has to offer. In order to expand our experience...

The drive back to the Chisos Basin from Santa Elena Canyon involved a daring drive down a dark, worn, and rocky path known as Maverick...

Before we knew it, three days and two nights in the backcountry of Big Bend National park were already over, and it was time to leave the...

I love a good sunrise no matter where I am, but in a place as expansive and beautiful as the South Rim of Big Bend National Park, the...

During the transition to a full moon, the moon loses pace with the sun until one rises and the other sets at about the same time. This...

The sunlight faded slowly, and the cold of a December night in the desert creeped in. The logical part of my brain said that we should...

From the South Rim's unobstructed vantage point, just about any location provides an incredible view of the Chihuahuan Desert South of...

It is easy to build up an experience in your mind before a trip and then be underwhelmed by the actual destination. However, one of the...