Snippets Of Keys Ranch....

Two views of an ore-crushing machine(at least, that's what I think this machine is.)  Keys Ranch.

Joshua Tree National Park.

Photos by Scott Schwartz.  All rights reserved.

Snippets Of Keys Ranch....

Keys and his new wife (a Los Angeles department-store sales clerk) moved to the ranch in 1918.

The newlyweds had a rough existence ahead of them; they eventually had seven children.  Three of those children died, and they are buried at the ranch.

This old Mack truck is parked outside a workshop on th ranch. Are the wooden blocks used to prevent flat-spots on the tires?  Photo by Scott Schwartz.  All rights reserved.

What could be the reason for just leaving three oven-ranges outside like this?  Were they too hard to dispose of, after they no longer worked?  

Photo by Scott Schwartz.

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To be continued...

Snippets of Keys Ranch: Joshua Tree National Park...

A wanderer of the Southwest for most of his early life, Bill Keys arrived in Twentynine Palms at the age of 30.  He was made superintendant of the Desert Queen Mine, but the company operating the mine went bankrupt. 

In lieu of back-pay, Keys was given the deed to the mine, and he then built a ranch on 160 acres of homesteaded land.

It was a rough life.

The light coming through the gaps in the wooden walls of a workshop at Keys Ranch shines on this old coil of hose.

Close-up of an old trunk inside the workshop at Keys Ranch.

More to come...

Drone Photo Essay: In Flight USA Magazine -

A short photo essay, titled:  "Elevating Art" at the back of the magazine.


In Flight USA March 2020%20

Drone Flight Over The Rock Formations Near Lost Lake...

Lost Lake is a small, marshy lake that is located in California's Cajon Pass.

These rock formations are located at the north end of the lake.

Equipment:  DJI Phantom 4.

From my latest excursion...

Guess where I was?  

There'll be more to come, within the next several days.

Photo by Scott Schwartz.

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Snaking Through Mule Canyon...

I love this wash that meanders through Mule Canyon.  Calico Mountains.
Photo by Scott Schwartz.
DJI Phantom 4 drone.