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March 24, 2016 by Max Distro LLC

Darwin Falls in Death Valley, Calfornia

Darwin Falls in Death Valley, Calfornia

Darwin Falls in Death Valley, Calfornia

For many years I have heard of a miracle in the desert, Darwin Falls, a spring-fed waterfall flows year-round in a narrow gorge in the driest place on earth, Death Valley. This year I decided to visit. Its lush streamside thickets of willows ring with the song of migrating birds in springtime. The falls are located just west of Panamint Springs via a 2.5 mile unpaved road. Although there is no formal trail, the mostly level, two mile walk to the falls involves rock scrambling and several stream crossings. Darwin Creek is one of the four perennial streams in three million-acre (12,000 km²) Death Valley National Park. Darwin Falls and Creek are fed by the Darwin Wash, which is in turn fed by the volcanic tableland of the Darwin Bench between the Inyo Mountains and the Argus Range. The small, narrow valley where the creek and falls are located features a rare collection of greenery in the vast desert and is home to indigenous fauna such as quail. Darwin Falls, the Darwin Falls Wilderness, the nearby town of Darwin, California, and all other areas named “Darwin” in the vicinity are named after Dr. Darwin French (1822–1902), a local rancher, miner, and explorer.

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Filed Under: California, Las Vegas, Plants and Gardens Tagged With: Amargosa River, Beautiful Rock-Cress, Brittlebrush, Burro-Weed, California, Creosote Bush, Darwin Falls, Death Valley, Desert Gold, Desert Holly, Mount Charleston, Notchleaf Phacelia, Pahrump, Panamint Springs, Sand Dunes, Thompson Beardtonge, Verbena, Waterfall, Yellow Ice Plant

June 15, 2015 by Max Distro LLC

Mount Charleston, Las Vegas

View of Mount Charleston from Summerlin, a Suburb of Las Vegas, Nevada

View of Mount Charleston from Summerlin, a Suburb of Las Vegas, Nevada

It has started to get hot in Las Vegas, as it always does this time of year, and because we had a visitor, we decided on a trip to Mount Charleston. Fortunately for us, Mount Charleston is just 35 miles northwest of Las Vegas where you can find cool mountain breezes, fresh air and all-around scenic beauty. Part of the Spring Mountain Range and Toiyabe National Forest, Mount Charleston ranges from 3,000 to 12,000 feet in elevation. It is Nevada’s eighth-highest mountain peak and one of the Top 10 most topographically prominent peaks in the United States. With trees like juniper, mountain mahogany, Aspen and Ponderosa pine and animals such as wild burros, songbirds, deer and desert tortoises, Mount Charleston feels like it is a million miles away from Las Vegas.

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Filed Under: Las Vegas Tagged With: Aspen, Ephedra viridis, Fremont's Cottonwood, Joshua Tree, Kurt Buzard MD, Kyle Canyon, Kyle Canyon Road, Las Vegas, Mojave Desert, Mojave Yucca, Mount Charleston, Mount Charleston Lodge, Nevada, Pinyon Pine

June 15, 2015 by Max Distro LLC

Mule Deer on Mount Charleston. Las Vegas, Nevada

Female Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) on Mount Charleston. Las Vegas, Nevada

Female Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) on Mount Charleston. Las Vegas, Nevada

As I said in the last post, we decided to go up to Mount Charleston to get away from the heat. As we went up the mountain, the vegetation became thicker until we were in a pine forest mixed with Aspen. We were lucky enough to to see a family of mule deer halfway up the mountain and I thought I would share the pictures. Mule deer have large ears that move constantly and independently, from which they get their name, “Mule” or “Burro Deer.” During the summer, the coat on the mule deer’s upper body is yellow or reddish-brown, while in winter more gray. The throat patch, rump patch, inside ears and inside legs are white with lower portions running cream to tan. A dark V-shaped mark, extending from a point between the eyes upward and laterally is characteristic of all mule deer but is more conspicuous in males. Mule deer are social animals that typically stay in groups. They live in a multi-generation family of related femalIes and their offspring. Bucks older than yearlings often group together or remain solitary. In late summer and fall, mixed family groups form larger groups that stay together for protection throughout the winter. They break into smaller groups again by the next summer.

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Filed Under: Animals, Aquariums and Zoos, Las Vegas Tagged With: Las Vegas, Mount Charleston, Mule Deer, Nevada, Odocoileus hemionus

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