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| Just down from the mountain |
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| The way we came |
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| Another close encounter with a rattler |
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| Back behind the mountain's west side |
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| Claret Cups on the up-slope |
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| Happy in the outback |
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| Two shadowy figures |
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| Torrey Yucca with more blooming to come |
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| Closing back in on the Tortoise |
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| Claret Cup and the mountain |
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| Ocotillo blossom |
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| Feather Dalea |
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| Feather Dalea |
3 comments:
Oh no--I hope we don't have a bad snake season ahead of us.
Packrat: How can we be sure you're not using a super-zoom lens, and that rattler wasn't a half-mile away? :) This second sighting in two days would give me some qualms about bushwhacking.
Something else that worries me, Scott, is the apparent abundance of rodents this spring. That can only mean an increase in the number of snakes who prey on them.
I doubt I'd be able to spot these rattlers from a half mile; in fact, you don't see them until you practically step on them. That's why Dr. K and I decided we'd have Becca get the rattlesnake vaccination for the first time. She needs a booster shot in four weeks, then she's good for a year.
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