When a Tree Isn’t a Tree

Posted on May 14, 2021May 18, 2021 by Howard Hian

The small desert town of Twentynine Palms is the gateway to Southern California’s iconic Joshua Tree National Park. The 1,200 square mile park straddles two distinct ecosystems: the Mojave and the Colorado deserts. Its landscape features craggy rocks, jumbles of stacked boulders, and stark barren terrain dotted by Joshua Trees. The “Joshua Tree” was named[…]

Comala…Pueblo Magico

Posted on November 3, 2018May 26, 2019 by Howard Hian

Background – The village of Comala, population 20,000, is located approximately 75 miles east of Manzanillo in the small state of Colima, Mexico. It is the least populous region in the entire country. Indigenous people first appeared in the area 3,000 years ago and called it Ajuchitlán, the Valley of the Flowers. Pueblos de Mexico[…]