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 […]
Discovery Trail – History, Wildlife, Forces of Nature, Educational Tool
DISCOVERY TRAIL – Yes, I believe the River Mountains Loop Trail is a discovery trail. It is a great place for families to discover the desert world around them. Young kids need a chance to explore and discover the world around them. This is free for the taking sort of speaking. At the various trail […]
Wild flowers of The River Mountains Loop Trail
Blazing Star -Mentzella tricuspus 2009 Mentzelia tricuspus in the Blazing Star Family.The common names are blazing star, desert corsage or velcro plant. The last two names are derived from the stiff re-curved hairs on the leaves that makes the plant stick to clothing. Its common throughout the Mojave Desert in gravels at low elevations. […]
