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Post by vegasjames on Apr 30, 2018 5:05:35 GMT -5
 20170404_163011 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170404_164116 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170404_165010-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170404_171228 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170404_171354 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170404_171423-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170404_173421 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170404_190202 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170323_103623-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170323_115055 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170329_125720 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170404_150415-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170404_152030-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170404_154653-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170404_154725-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170404_154920-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170404_155048-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170404_155811-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170323_114938-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170323_115656 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170329_160448 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20160510_093427 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20160510_094217 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20160510_094718-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20160510_095706-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20160510_100429 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20160510_103631-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20160526_103544-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20160526_105144-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20160526_123241-1-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_130324-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_130434-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_130459-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_131227-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_131400 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_132944-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_133146 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_133422 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_143126-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_143812 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_143947 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_145823 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_151343-1-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_151455-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170410_132955-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170410_164757 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170410_133012-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170410_133024 by James Sloane, on Flickr |
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Post by fantastic5 on Apr 30, 2018 7:56:16 GMT -5
Beautiful pictures vegasjames! What a beautiful time to be wandering around the desert  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 30, 2018 9:18:43 GMT -5
Fabulous! Thanks for the gorgeous color show. Your pictures are phenomenal!
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Win
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Post by Win on Apr 30, 2018 10:00:47 GMT -5
Love the desert, especially in Spring, thanks for the pictures. We've got some blooming going on here, I should run to a bit lower elevation to see more, I'm at 3200 ft.
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Ami
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Post by Ami on Apr 30, 2018 11:28:50 GMT -5
SPECTACULAR FLOWERS and PHOTOS! Thank you for sharing!
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Post by Pat on Apr 30, 2018 12:11:15 GMT -5
I love the desert! Thanks for the show. Beautiful!
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Post by MsAli on Apr 30, 2018 14:41:01 GMT -5
That's why I love cacti. Ugly plants with the most beautiful flowers.
Thank you for sharing
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Post by mohs on Apr 30, 2018 15:11:34 GMT -5
volcanic path, desert blooms, granitic rocks &
solitude stroll
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Post by stonemon on Apr 30, 2018 16:30:57 GMT -5
Outstanding!!
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Apr 30, 2018 23:44:21 GMT -5
Thanks for the show. The desert has to try really hard to make a good show, generally does, and you captured it well.
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Post by fernwood on May 3, 2018 19:19:33 GMT -5
Just awesome photos and blooms. I used to love going for walks in the desert behind where I lived in AZ. Thanks for the memories.
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Post by jamesp on May 3, 2018 20:31:44 GMT -5
C - O - L - O - R
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Post by victor1941 on May 4, 2018 11:41:57 GMT -5
James, as always, the pictures are very well focused and framed and show great desert color. Were the pictures taken near Vegas and did your pup get to go with you?
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Post by vegasjames on May 5, 2018 4:46:41 GMT -5
James, as always, the pictures are very well focused and framed and show great desert color. Were the pictures taken near Vegas and did your pup get to go with you? Some of these were taken in Northern Arizona and the rest were taken in Southern Nevada East of Las Vegas, South of Las Vegas and North of Las Vegas. I started taking these because a friend of mine wanted to go see the super bloom in Death Valley. So several of us drove out there to take photos. Since my one friend wanted bloom pics I started taking pics of the blooms on my trips to the mines. Jax was with me on all these trips but she is usually running all over the place so I did not get many photos of her with the flowers. Here are a few from our trip looking for a turquoise mine in Arizona.  20170406_140456 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_143052 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_151724 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_151805 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_152323-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr My guardian angel watching over me while I am down in the mine pit.  20170406_171444-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170406_171454 by James Sloane, on Flickr |
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Post by vegasjames on May 5, 2018 4:51:08 GMT -5
More bloom pics:  20170323_115052-1-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170504_181919 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170504_182331 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170528_150043 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170528_150325 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170528_150400 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170528_150525 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170528_150954 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170528_151001 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170528_151340 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170528_151428 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170528_154103 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170528_154115 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20170528_154845 by James Sloane, on Flickr Birds nest in a blooming cholla:  20170528_154757 by James Sloane, on Flickr |
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Post by NRG on May 5, 2018 15:03:38 GMT -5
Bravo!
ETA
What? No rattlesnakes?
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Post by vegasjames on May 5, 2018 17:19:46 GMT -5
Bravo! ETA What? No rattlesnakes? Nope. You know I have been here my entire life and have spent so much time playing in and exploring the desert and I have only ever seen 4 rattlesnakes here in Southern Nevada. Also one ground snake and one Great Basin gopher snake. Here are two of the 4 rattlers:  DSCN0638 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20160510_103346-1 by James Sloane, on Flickr And two of the ground snake and Great Basin gopher snake.  DSC_0916 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20160516_121449 by James Sloane, on Flickr |
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Post by NRG on May 5, 2018 17:42:42 GMT -5
This one is a California Kingsnake The two rattlesnakes are: #1 Panamint Rattlesnake Crotalus stephensi a very pretty one. #2 sidewinder You did have a ground snake last year with green and orange bands |
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Post by vegasjames on May 5, 2018 18:12:03 GMT -5
Thanks. I knew the ones except the black and white one. Thought is was a king snake at first, but then I ran across this showing a black and white banded ground snake in our area. www.californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/s.semiannulata.htmlLooking at the description of king snakes I agree this is what the snake is. They mention it will coil and shake its tail like a rattler, which I remember this one doing. The ground snake you mentioned was not my pic. It was my friend's I posted for identification. This is the snake:  Snake 1 by James Sloane, on Flickr  Snake 2 by James Sloane, on Flickr |
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Post by NRG on May 5, 2018 18:36:08 GMT -5
Ground snakes are pencil thin and never more than a foot long. No confusing them. Ever.
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