About Desert Prowl
Bandit Belanger here. I’ve never felt like I belonged anywhere but if I’ve ever experienced, even in the slighted, a feeling of home…it’s been in the most desolate of places. This digital magazine styled travel blog is for the lovers of the desert…but also for those who’s love for desolate lands has yet to blossom.
Desert Prowl’s content consists of the explorative documentation of various deserts, the Wild West, and abandoned places. Also, Southwestern ranch life, RVing, and even a little spicy desert food.
Southern hospitality meets Wild West.
Having desired the desert…and even dreamt of it long before ever journeying westward, I finally made my way to Arizona by way of North Carolina coast in 2011. I’m very accustomed to being near the ocean. The solace found in the desert, to me, is similar to that of the sea…
I adore the drama and magic of both.
Explorer’s Blood
Having driven through 31 states, I’ve a great love affair with many of America’s open roads…but these lonely highways of Saguaro country have the upmost hold on me. Seeing the sun set and the moon rise while listening in on the coyotes…all the while surrounded by saguaros and mountain silhouettes… It’s all such an energy-intense form of bliss and kill-grief.
About Bandit Belanger
Many years ago… When I first arrived in the desert I was a part of a group of people who imagined ourselves as Wild West outlaws and desert people. We gave ourselves alias as we journeyed, hence, Bandit Belanger. They kind of trailed off and went back into the real world but I’m still at it.
Hat Tip
I hope this content will be a “tonic” for anyone who dilly dallies across it. After taking a 5 year hiatus from social media, I’m more than refreshed now and ready to once again share my love for these desert lands. Please feel free to comment your thoughts on the articles or give feedback using the contact form. Thanks for stopping in!
Cheers,
Traipsing around the Wild West
2011 to present…
South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ ◇ 2024
Black Canyon City, Arizona ◇ 2023
Black Canyon City, Near Agua Fria National Monument, Arizona ◇ 2023
Sedona, Arizona ◇ 2022
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2022
Arizona HWY 77, Arizona ◇ 2017
Imperial Sand Dunes, Brawley, California ◇ 2017
Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona ◇ 2017
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2017
Boat Life ◇ 2017
Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona ◇ 2017
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2017
Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona ◇ 2017
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2017
...Somewhere along the road to White Sands, New Mexico ◇ 2017
White Sands, New Mexico ◇ 2017
Guineas on South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2017
White Sands, New Mexico ◇ 2017
Saguaro Lake, Arizona ◇ 2017
Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona ◇ 2017
Winterhaven, Colorado Desert, California ◇ 2017
Old Ford ◇ 2017
Saguaro Lake, Arizona ◇ 2017
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2017
Bandit Belanger ◇ 2017
Mongollon Rim, Arizona ◇ 2017
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2017
RV Life ◇ 2017
South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ ◇ 2016
Saguaro Imposter in South of the Border, South Carolina ◇ 2016
Pine, Arizona ◇ 2016
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina ◇ 2016
Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona ◇ 2016
Southern Hospitality X Wild West ◇ 2016
Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona ◇ 2016
RV Life ◇ 2016
Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona ◇ 2016
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2016
Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona ◇ 2016
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2016
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2016
Tombstone, Arizona ◇ 2016
Bandit Belanger, Arizona ◇ 2016
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina ◇ 2016
RV Life, Arizona ◇ 2016
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2016
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2016
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2016
Saguaro Lake, Arizona ◇ 2016
Santa Monica, California ◇ 2016
Barstow, Route 66, California ◇ 2016
El Dorado Hot Springs, Tonopah, Arizona ◇ 2016
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2016
RV Life, Arizona ◇ 2016
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2016
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2016
Wickenburg, Arizona ◇ 2016
Downtown Phoenix ◇ 2016
Scorpion Gulch, South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2016
Say When ◇ 2016
Black Canyon City, Arizona ◇ 2016
Superstition Mountains, Apache Junction, Arizona ◇ 2016
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2016
Sedona, Oak Creek, Arizona ◇ 2015
...Desolate roads around Sedona, Arizona ◇ 2015
South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ ◇ 2015
Red Mountain/Mount McDowell/O'odham: S-wegĭ Doʼag, Yavapai: Wi:kawatha, Mesa, Arizona ◇ 2015
South Phoenix, Gila River Community, Arizona ◇ 2015
South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ ◇ 2015
Coconino National Forest, Arizona ◇ 2015
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2015
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2015
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina ◇ 2015
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2015
Salvation Mountain, Niland, California ◇ 2015
Monument Valley/Oljato, Utah ◇ 2015
South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ ◇ 2015
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2015
Desert Center, California ◇ 2015
Casa Grande, Arizona ◇ 2015
Biosphere 2, Oracle, Arizona ◇ 2015
Camelback - Cholla, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2015
Biosphere 2, Oracle, Arizona ◇ 2015
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2014
Butterfly Conservatory, Scottsdale, Arizona ◇ 2014
North Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2014
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2014
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2014
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2014
North Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2014
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2014
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2014
Carefree, Arizona ◇ 2014
Piestewa Peak, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2014
Mesa, Arizona ◇ 2014
Downtown Phoenix, 2014
Camelback Mountain - Echo Canyon, Phoenix, Arizona ◇2014
Somewhere ◇ 2013
Mesa, Arizona ◇ 2013
Mesa, Arizona ◇ 2013
Facing Red Mountain/Mount McDowell/O'odham: S-wegĭ Doʼag, Yavapai: Wi:kawatha, Mesa, Arizona ◇ 2012
Payson, Arizona ◇ 2012
On the road to Tucson, Arizona... Facing Picacho Peak ◇ 2012
South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2012
Pacific Coast Highway, California ◇ 2012
South Phoenix, Gila River Community, Arizona ...Dust storm ◇ 2012
Papago Park, Arizona ◇ 2011
Some highway near the Grand Canyon, Arizona ◇ 2011
Kaibab National Forest near the Grand Canyon, Arizona ◇ 2011
Somewhere near the Grand Canyon, Arizona ◇ 2011
Mojave Desert, California ◇ 2011
Superstition Mountains near Apache Lake, Arizona ◇ 2011
Living on South Mountain, South Phoenix, Arizona ◇ 2011
Bandit Belanger ◇ 2011