ancientvoice
@ancientvoice.bsky.social
Retired 06/2018, veteran, pilot, lawyer, and coming out of first retirement to be a bureaucrat for 15 years. Live in the Mojave Desert, Pahrump Valley, Nevada. Spent 50 years in California after being raised in Western Nebraska. Dementia Caregiver.
2018 pic at Ash Meadows, 35 miles west of Pahrump, Nevada, over Nopah Range. Crystal clear, warm springs bubble up year round out of desert. Foliage draws lots of birds, wild life.
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
2018 pic at Ash Meadows, 35 miles west of Pahrump, Nevada, over Nopah Range. Crystal clear, warm springs bubble up year round out of desert. Foliage draws lots of birds, wild life.
Spring Mountains east of Pahrump, Nevada, time for morning walk.
January 21, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Spring Mountains east of Pahrump, Nevada, time for morning walk.
Hot air balloon on morning walk, Pahrump, Nevada.
January 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Hot air balloon on morning walk, Pahrump, Nevada.
Sunrise on melancholy morning walk in Pahrump, Nevada.
January 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Sunrise on melancholy morning walk in Pahrump, Nevada.
Sunset in Pahrump, Nevada, yesterday evening as I was leaving a hospice bereavement group session.
January 7, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Sunset in Pahrump, Nevada, yesterday evening as I was leaving a hospice bereavement group session.
View from back patio looking east to Spring Mountains, Pahrump, Nevada.
January 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
View from back patio looking east to Spring Mountains, Pahrump, Nevada.
Sunday morning desert walk, looking west towards Pahrump, Nevada, and Nopah Mountains west of Pahrump.
January 5, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Sunday morning desert walk, looking west towards Pahrump, Nevada, and Nopah Mountains west of Pahrump.
Stratus layer, Nopah Mountains (in California), morning walk, Pahrump, Nevada.
January 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Stratus layer, Nopah Mountains (in California), morning walk, Pahrump, Nevada.
The road less traveled. Pahrump, Nevada, morning walk.
January 2, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The road less traveled. Pahrump, Nevada, morning walk.
Sunrise along Winery Road in Pahrump, Nevada, morning walk.
December 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Sunrise along Winery Road in Pahrump, Nevada, morning walk.
Heading out for early morning walk, Pahrump, Nevada.
December 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Heading out for early morning walk, Pahrump, Nevada.
Walking in desert behind house that used to be a warm home in Pahrump, Nevada. Mt. Charleston, 11,996 feet.
December 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Walking in desert behind house that used to be a warm home in Pahrump, Nevada. Mt. Charleston, 11,996 feet.
Sad morning walk in Pahrump, Nevada.
December 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Sad morning walk in Pahrump, Nevada.
Morning walk, Pahrump, Nevada.
December 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Morning walk, Pahrump, Nevada.
Moon setting in west this morning from back patio, Pahrump, Nevada.
December 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Moon setting in west this morning from back patio, Pahrump, Nevada.
Mount Charleston east of Pahrump, Nevada, on short morning walk.
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Mount Charleston east of Pahrump, Nevada, on short morning walk.
Pic taken on short walk through neighborhood in Pahrump, Nevada.
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Pic taken on short walk through neighborhood in Pahrump, Nevada.
Light dusting of snow on Spring Mountains east of Pahrump, Nevada.
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Light dusting of snow on Spring Mountains east of Pahrump, Nevada.
Sad, but less tearful short walk in Pahrump, Nevada. Wonderful wife in hospice devastated by dementia. Looking east to Spring Mountains on Winery Rd.
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sad, but less tearful short walk in Pahrump, Nevada. Wonderful wife in hospice devastated by dementia. Looking east to Spring Mountains on Winery Rd.
Mt. Charleston, 11,996 feet, Spring Mountains, east of Pahrump, Nevada, from back patio.
October 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Mt. Charleston, 11,996 feet, Spring Mountains, east of Pahrump, Nevada, from back patio.
Sunset in Pahrump, Nv. Lights of Ian Deutch Park, athletic fields for youth shine. Officer Deutch was killed in the line of duty by a disgruntled husband during a domestic violence situation.
October 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sunset in Pahrump, Nv. Lights of Ian Deutch Park, athletic fields for youth shine. Officer Deutch was killed in the line of duty by a disgruntled husband during a domestic violence situation.
Sunset in Pahrump, Nevada, from back patio. Flash Flood Warning continues, there has been flooding and road closures about 4 miles northwest of us.
October 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Sunset in Pahrump, Nevada, from back patio. Flash Flood Warning continues, there has been flooding and road closures about 4 miles northwest of us.
Raining in Pahrump, Nevada, remnants of Hurricane Priscilla brought moisture up to southwestern Nevada. View from back patio.
October 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Raining in Pahrump, Nevada, remnants of Hurricane Priscilla brought moisture up to southwestern Nevada. View from back patio.
First moisture from Hurricane Priscilla arrives in Southern Nevada. Morning walk along Winery Road, Pahrump, Nevada.
October 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
First moisture from Hurricane Priscilla arrives in Southern Nevada. Morning walk along Winery Road, Pahrump, Nevada.
I don’t know how anyone watching the oversight hearing with AG Bondi can come away with anything but a profound feeling that our national government is broken.
October 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I don’t know how anyone watching the oversight hearing with AG Bondi can come away with anything but a profound feeling that our national government is broken.