Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)'s photos

Photo is from a slide taken between 1967 and 1971; restoration of the slides were by a friend. Best viewed as part of the Military Years set.

On CA 1, north of Santa Cruz

Humboldt County Lost Coast

Griffith Park (Los Angeles) after the May, 2007 fire.

Griffith Park (Los Angeles) along Vista del Valle road, after the May, 2007 fire.

Mecca Hills, south of Joshua Tree National Park.

Coming out of Joshua Tree on the south side to Interstate 10, there are three areas nearby that are worth a visit. To the south is Mecca Hills (in this set), towards the east is Desert Center where you can either go north to Eagle Mountain or south to Corn Springs (also in this set). Further west of the interchange is the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs), which is a different set. The Mecca Hills area seems to be not explored very much, and what exploration does happen seems to be four-wheel drive exploring. Box Canyon Road (paved) runs through the middle of the hills, and on the southern end of that road near Mecca and the Salton Sea is a graded dirt road to Painted Canyon. (adjacent pictures) This picture is at dusk, looking west at the traffic on I-10, from Box Canyon Road. Despite the heavy traffic on I-10, the traffic on Box Canyon Road was non-existent. Over about a half hour, I saw 2-3 cars.

In Joshua Tree National Park.

Joshua Tree National Park, Barker Dam area.

The gas station (at the 'cafe' sign on the far left, not shown) is still active, but the older motel cafe (the swept roof building) and the motel cottages are not used. (see adjacent pictures on Amboy)

Afton Canyon, off I-15, east of Barstow, CA

Former Hidden Hills Ranch Airport, outside Pahrump, NV

The first building coming into Crystal...the sign below the figure is for "Cherry Patch Ranch". (These pictures were taken around Christmas day, which probably explains why the area was so empty of patrons.)

On a stretch of NV 160 with nothing visible for miles in either direction, there is a rather elegant sign for a massage salon. The side road to Crystal is paved and Crystal is just about 5 miles away -- and well worth the exploration.

One of my favorite photos -- I think I managed to capture the pathos of desert-rat culture here with the abandoned trailers and campers at Tecopa Hot Springs, CA

Tecopa Hot Springs, CA

Spanish Trail Road, near Tecopa, CA

Abandoned graves with mine in the distance, former site of Tecopa, CA