April 24th, 2010 Earth Day Weekend – The photo’s posted herein were taken on Saturday April 24th, 2010. We were doing our “Trail Watch” work along the trail from Railroad Pass Casino (MM 0.0 east to MM 32.5). We started early at 6:30 a.m. to beat the heat and to get the best color contrast for photos. […]
Wildflowers – “Take Photos, Leave only Footprints”
April 17th, 2010 – This quote applies to wildflowers, too. Which means take pictures and do not pick! This a.m. on an early morning trek on the River Mountains Loop Trail within Lake Mead National Recreation Area, we came across a nice collection of Giant Sunrays, Enceliopisis argophylla, when to our amazement we saw where someone had […]
Camera…….Action…..On the trail this spring
March 19, 2010 – By tomorrow winter is over and spring is here. Get your camera’s out and hit the trail. With the wet winter, well over 3″ of rain, our desert trail will look like a trail through green fields. Well at least for the next month or two. Wild flowers and wild life should […]
Rain & Snow brings Colorful Spring Bloom…
Are you ready? Experience has shown that good soaking rains and yesterday’s snow will lead to a very colorful spring bloom. Depending on the amount of rain and the depth of water soaking in we could see flowers and grasses that have been dormant for the past several years. The forecast for the next week […]
Rain & Snow brings Colorful Spring Bloom…
Are you ready? Experience has shown that good soaking rains and yesterday’s snow will lead to a very colorful spring bloom. Depending on the amount of rain and the depth of water soaking in we could see flowers and grasses that have been dormant for the past several years. The forecast for the next week […]