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Road Trip: Part Two

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Now that we’ve rested up for the night (and to be honest, I can’t remember at what motel chain we stayed but I can tell you the view in the morning was just awesome) we’re refreshed to head southwest toward Sin City!  But first the view from outside our room in Beaver, Utah:

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The remaining pictures were taken as we traveled out of Utah, through Arizona and into Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Joshua Trees

I absolutely love the desert. Love it, love it, love it, love it, love it! I realize it isn’t good for much, but cactus and yucca and Joshua trees were aplenty. I’ve always had a love affair with those aforementioned plants. I just can’t get enough of them. If I had my way I’d have a rock yard with cactus, and yucca and Joshua trees galore. there were fields of Joshua Trees. Miles of them. Miles I tell you! Miles! Again the photos were taken from the comfort of the car, while we oohed, and ah-ed over the gorgeous scenery that God has given us.

Enjoy the ride!

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About ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~

Jenn Zeller is the creative mind and boss lady behind The South Dakota Cowgirl. She is an aspiring horsewoman, photographer, brilliant social media strategist and lover of all things western.

After a brief career in the investment world to support her horse habit (and satisfy her mother, who told her she had to have a “real” job after graduating college), she finally took the leap and stepped away from a regular income; trading the business suit once and for all for cowgirl boots, a hat, and jeans. She has not looked back.

When Jenn first moved to The DX Ranch on the South Dakota plains, she never imagined she’d find herself behind a camera lens capturing an authentic perspective of ranching, and sharing it with others. Jenn has always been called to artistry, and uses music, writing, images, home improvement, and her first true love of horses to express her ranching passion.

Horses are the constant thread and much of her work centers around using her unique style of writing to share her horsemanship journey with others in publications such as CavvySavvy, the AQHA Ranching Blog, the West River Eagle, the family ranch website, and her own website.

Using photography to illustrate her stories has created other opportunities -- Jenn’s brand “The South Dakota Cowgirl” has grown to the level of social media “Influencer”. This notoriety has led to work with Duluth Trading Company, Budweiser, Wyoming Tourism, Vice, Circle Z Ranch and Art of the Cowgirl, to name a few. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Woodchuck USA, Arenus Equine Health, Triple Crown Feed and Just Strong fitness apparel. Her photography has been featured by Instagram, Apple, TIME Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Oprah Magazine. Jenn’s work has been published internationally, has been seen in several books and has graced the covers of several magazines.

Jenn became a social media influencer by accident when she started to explore Instagram as a way to share her life on the ranch with folks that don’t get to experience it. It’s grown into an incredible platform that she uses to empower women, create an environment for self improvement and share life on the ranch.

When she’s not working, she loves to drink coffee, play with her naughty border collie named Copper, start ranch colts, and run about the country chasing cans. Her mother still thinks she doesn’t have a “real” job.

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  1. Maureen@IslandRoar says

    I just looked at both parts one and two; awesome photos. I had no idea there was such a thing as a snow fence, but of course it makes perfect sense.
    I have only been to the Arizona desert, but I loved it too. Gorgeous and unlike anything I’d ever seen.
    All that driving must’ve been hypnotic; right about now it sounds really good to me.

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  2. della says

    If my memory serves me correctly there are only 2 deserts in the world where Joshua trees grow; the Mojave, in the southwest, and the Sahara in Africa. They are protected by law. To remove one for building or clearing land has to be approved by the authorities! I too am facinated by these “trees”.

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