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Michael J. Miller, Ph.D.

Michael J. Miller, Ph.D.

Living and exploring in the Sonoran Desert. The author is the legal and entitled owner of all content on this blog and nobody else can legally take, use, claim ownership, republish, reprint, create or generate the content without the author's written and legal consent.

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Inner thigh of the mainland:  Homeward bound on Hwy 3
At the Margins

Inner thigh of the mainland: Homeward bound on Hwy 3

The main drag through Navojoa was a whole lot quieter on a Monday afternoon than it had been on Friday … Continue reading Inner thigh of the mainland: Homeward bound on Hwy 3

Three days, four centuries:  Álamos on the fly
At the Margins

Three days, four centuries: Álamos on the fly

We woke in our cabana, invisible birds chorusing all around us among the jungle of greenery that played and shifted … Continue reading Three days, four centuries: Álamos on the fly

Sanctuary in the dry tropics, inside & out
At the Margins

Sanctuary in the dry tropics, inside & out

There were very few other visitors in the casitas at the lodge;  I’m not sure we ever saw any.  We … Continue reading Sanctuary in the dry tropics, inside & out

A glint among the scrub: Álamos in high season
At the Margins

A glint among the scrub: Álamos in high season

As much as I have snooped around the various crags and crannies of the Sonoran Desert, a gaping gap in … Continue reading A glint among the scrub: Álamos in high season

Last looks, fond farewells
Fire on the Mountain

Last looks, fond farewells

For a very long time, most people who were even aware of the Pinacate Biosphere, knew it only as an … Continue reading Last looks, fond farewells

On I’itoi’s estate: From the flanks of a shield volcano
Fire on the Mountain

On I’itoi’s estate: From the flanks of a shield volcano

The northern plain of the Pinacate preserve is stunning – with its two spectacular but very different maar craters, its … Continue reading On I’itoi’s estate: From the flanks of a shield volcano

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