DESERTPHILE SOLILOQUY The Brave Cowboy Book review for Edward Abbey's "The Brave Cowboy." Boat Delivery. An aborted boat delivery from California to Hawaii. Solar Oven. Desertphile builds a solar oven: here's how. On the Duty of the Citizen. Written June 1 2003. It is the duty of every citizen to criticize, censure and scourge the government. Desertphile's Poetry. And you though I'd let you off easy, without subjecting you to my poems and songs?! Ha! Desertphile Images. By popular demand, I have collected a few images of myself. Navajo Indians. Here I have collected various Navajo-related material. Here are images of Navajo rugs, hogans, and land. Wellington Lake, #0 One month at Wellington lake, located in the beautiful Colorado mountains. In this episode, I arrive, set up camp, take a nap, and dream of my place in "the after life." I wake up in time to fall in lust with a waitress. Wellington Lake, #1 The continuing saga, wherein I seek futilly for breakfast, set my face on fire, ponder civilization, ponder cookies, and ponder the night. Wellington Lake, #2 Wherein I ponder calm, poise, and balance; and finally take a (freezing) bath! Wellington Lake, #3 And now--- I assault some fellow campers with my mouth! Then Candy tells me of her kangaroo-stocked lake; a fox checks in; and someone played with my mustard. I do a canoe or a canoe does me. Wellington Lake, #4 Plums and cheese for breakfast; I pick up a large amount of trash; litter as blasphemy. Religious Intolerance. Where I address the need to ignore other people's religions if they do not interest one. "Amerindians" #1: White 'Indianphiles' borrowing what they believe to be "American Indian" spirituality. Is this irreverent, just silly, or both? I consider it disrespectful. Bush's "Homeland Security" Will America survive the Hitlerization that George Bush has in mind? And why is Bush terrorizing American citizens? "Caught" looking?! Wherein I don't accept drug money, and a young spinster gives me hell before my driver's test. Dam Nation! The flooding of Glen Canyon. Powell would kill at the abuse of his good name. The National Parking-lot Service. Vacationing in a metal cage: how to be a traveling hedonist and never leave your bucket seat. Thank you, National Parks Service! Bush and Hussein: Twins. Different countries, same mentality. Herein I offer suggestions on how to save America from low-IQ Presidents. Hey Hey Yah-Tah-Hey Very much NOT the new Navajo National Anthem. Most Dine' would find this song unamusing. I wrote it after reading about current government abuse against the Dine' and against Dinetah. "Yah tah hey" means, more or less, "Welcome to my home." Stupid Paleface Tricks. Many things about my society I object to; many things I love and cherish. In this essay I have written about the former.
Historical Documents	These historical documents are a collection of books and other texts that I have collected, scanned in, and rendered into modern electronic formats. They are in general grouped by the following classifications: 1) American Indians (mostly Mohave / Macave) 2) Western and Southwestern USA 3) Sciences, such as evolution 4) Religion, such as Creationism 5) The Mormon / LDS cult 6) Americana / Humor 7) Naval history / voyages
Hobo Glyphs	If you are a hobo, let us suppose you are considering going to a house and asking for food. Is there an ill-tempered man living in the house? Well! If you see this glyph (to the left) written in chalk on the ground near the house, you'd know the answer is "Yes!" This link will show you nearly four dozen symbols you, as a hobo, need to know.
Occult Crime: a Law Enforcement Primer	The special report issued by the Caliofnria Department of Justice. Is "occult crime" a problem? Does it even exist? This report answers these questions.
Petroglyphs	This page links to a collection of desert petroglyphs, both ancient ("American Indian") and modern (made by myself). Included is the Rochester Panel.
SB Springs	Where is the water in the Mojave (San Barnardino County) desert? Here is a list of springs. MANY OF THEM ARE DRY. The list includes Latitude and Longitude for those of us who hike with hand-held GPS units. Note that several different springs have the same names: check the USGS Map Designation to determine which spring you are looking for.
All Things Adobe	The adobe page contains items related to building with adobe bricks. Images of photographs are here, plus my thoughts on how to make bricks, plan for solar heating (called "solar gain"), and other fun topics. Photogalvanic power cells are also discussed here.
Desert Images	The pictures page contains images of the desert, taking by Desertphile or his kin. The collection includes plants, animals, sunsets, and landscapes. These images may give the viewer an understanding of why the desert is worthy of affection.
Desert History	There is much one could say and show about the land and the people who inhabited the land. This link give a tiny fraction of the stories that one could tell about them, using images.
Cowboys & Bandits	Fast Draw: the fastest sport on the planet. From start to finish, this sport takes around 4/10ths of a second (less if one is good at it, more if one ain't). Folks also enjoy Cowboy Action Shooting. One may look here to see my fancy cowboy outfit!
Gold!	There is gold out there, just waiting for someone to pick up, exchange for paper or electronic money, and make that person's life bliss. Well, sort of--- extracting gold is hard work! And one must find it first.
Devil's Canyon	Devil's Canyon, Utah. Here are a few images.