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Mary Addison Hackett

PHOTO CREDIT: Mark Tucker Trained as a painter, Mary Addison Hackett also practices in photography, video and other time-based projects....

Cynthia Marie | Ep 120

Born in New Jersey and raised in New York's Hudson Valley, Cynthia Marie loves to drive cross-country - she's done it six times. On one...

New Year 2020 | Ep 119

Here we are at the start of another new year where, as with life, change is the only constant. And it snowed in the desert! A quick 15...

The Producer answers your questions

For this episode of the podcast, listeners were invited to send in one question they wanted me to answer. Here's a sampling of some of...

Julia Ehret | Ep 117

It was a lunch hour trip to the California Museum of Photography in Riverside, where Julia first experienced Joshua Tree. The exhibit was...

Cheryl Kandel Gimson | Ep 116

Cheryl's first experience with desert was in the early 80’s, driving to Palm Springs for Spring Break with a friend - and her friend’s...

Kathleen Lowndes | Ep 115

Kathleen Lowndes is proof that attitude is everything. Kathleen's first experience with desert was on a family move from Upstate NY to...

Mary Soujourner | Ep 114

Imagine driving into the desert, a place of wide open spaces where you can see for miles, and not being able to breathe. This was Mary...

Dawn Rowe | Ep 113

Dawn Rowe's first experience with desert was driving to Las Vegas for a Marine Corps Ball. Alan, her late husband, needed something for...

Janelle Pietrzak | Ep 112

Janelle Pietrzak's first experience with desert came while driving cross country from Philadelphia, to a new job in LA. Traveling with...

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