The Land Desk is taking a sick/mental health day/week. A combination of travel — some of it unexpected — illness (all of it unexpected), work, and just plain old livin’ has built up and clogged the Land Desk Dispatch Output Tubes. So I’m taking this week off to unplug, convalesce, and recharge. I’ll be back next week with all kinds of fun, enraging, interesting stuff.

And now for a few photos of some snowy mountains in … can you guess where I am (the county or the valley)? And what mountain range is in the background of the Joshua tree and yucca pics? The first person to enter both correct answers in the comments (not email) will receive a free one-year subscription to the Land Desk for themselves or a friend. Extra credit for the best caption for the second photo.