A day at Joshua tree with my son

[grizzbass]

we went to Joshua tree national park for a day of hiking and fun. I was wearing a new hiking kilt which worked well except I forgot to use a pin and the wind picked up and my son who was taking the picture didn't seem to notice that the kilt was a wee bit high. One picture was useable and family friendly . The rifle stock is a camera aide I made. It is a toy shotgun with it's barrels removed and a camera attachment added to it. It allows me greater stability than when I simply hand hold it. I tried a monopod this trip with a rifle attachment so I could lay the stock on it and it did make for a more stable non tripod shot. these are a few of the shots I took
This was Cameron. He had a bit of trouble on this hike as it had multitudes of cholla and he stepped on small sections several times. I did once but didn't get any in my foot
there were chuckwallas and other lizards, blooming cactus and some cool bugs.

[Dughlas mor]

Nice pics, Grizzbass. Great to see the desert in bloom, and some fauna as well.

[Tarheel]

I like the rifle stock-camera setup you have. Good recycling idea without the price of the professional shoulder-butt attachments. Great pictures for sure.

[sydnie7]

Great pix, good to see the California state bird as well (or some variety of quail anyway).

[Laurence]

Is there anything more beautiful than the high desert in the Spring? Thank you for some glimpses into rare beauty, grizzbass!

[KentuckyCeltophile]

Hey grizzbass, thanks for sharing your pics. That looks like a place to put on the bucket list. Sweet idea too about the gun stock on your monopod for added support.
KC

[Alan H]

I liked the beetle!...and the quail, too.