Yes!

Thanks! I used a Canon Rebel T6 for all of these, though I recently upgraded to a Canon 6D (the old one, not the Mk II). No matter what you were taking those other pictures with, they still look great! Honestly, I think that thinking about your photos and considering how you can improve is often more important than what equipment you use. The most high-end camera isn't worth much if the user doesn't put effort into learning how to take good pictures.

And the first three were at Joshua Tree, yes. Its a really neat and kind of surreal place, just not worth staying very long in the daytime during the summer (by 7:30am the sun was uncomfortably hot). The chipmunk was in the mountains, though I did see (and get a couple of pictures of) some rabbits at Joshua Tree.

The first three are from Joshua Tree National Park (when I went out to see the comet back in July), the next two are from the San Bernardino Mountains, the two sunset shots are from Sunset Beach (unironically), the wave is from Morro Bay, and the last one is from Denali NP in Alaska (amazing place!).

Thanks! There are some pretty great cameras on the market right now for fairly low prices (relatively, given that practically everything in photography is some level of expensive😑). For context, all of the pictures here I took with a Canon Rebel T6, which is very much an entry-level camera.

Used gear can be much more affordable, you just need to know what to look for so as to not get something in poor condition.

That said, I've seen some pretty impressive stuff shot on gopros as well.