Desert Survivor

Exploring the desert and what it takes for plants, animals, and people to survive (with a touch of humor).

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Stormy Spring Weather

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Although the spring weather can be quite confusing, with snow flurries one day and 80 degree heat the next, one thing that's for certain...
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Monday, April 20, 2009

Desert Destination: Nevada Northern Railway

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A couple months ago, we took Desert Boy to look at trains at the Nevada Northern Railway depot in Ely, Nevada. Last weekend we had the chan...
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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Desert Boy Tries Out His New Boots

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I had to go check on one of the ranch springs and I had Desert Boy with me, so I put on his new irrigating boots. He was excited, because he...
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Friday, April 17, 2009

Spring Wildflowers

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The desert is waking up with bright dashes of color here and there. Tiny lavender flowers, filaree ( Erodium circutariam ) are carpeting lar...
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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Storm Runoff

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Some of the recent storms have created new channels in the dirt, eroding away the soil and leaving intriguing paths. I like to follow the li...
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