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Post by hardyjim » Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:32 pm

Nice trunking Imbricata..

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12' Gloden'jumping' Cholla on its last legs...

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What can it be??? Desert version of Spanish moss...

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Some pretty lush Suquaro growing in a wash..

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A G-monster moving in slo-mo.

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This guy was faster...


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I will try and get back to these when they open..

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Beautiful B.A.

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Post by DesertZone » Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:47 pm

That is an awesome find, not everyday one gets to see a Gila-monster. Some people that have been there their whole life have never seen one in the wild. I have seen 2, one dead(on the road) and one alive. And the chuckwalla is awesome!
And the moss is mistletoe. A parasite plant. They are mostly found in warm country, but are found even here in Idaho. Bees love the flowers from the plant (or is it birds love the berries from the plant). :lol:
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Post by marceli » Tue Mar 11, 2014 1:23 am

DesertZone wrote: And the moss is mistletoe. A parasite plant. They are mostly found in warm country, but are found even here in Idaho.
You can find one even here, but far smaller version.
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Mar 11, 2014 8:30 am

Loved the tour, Jim.
Seems the desert has taken more of a beating than normal with long droughts and cold winters.

Prettiest bougainvillea I've ever seen.
And the palms on those streets are stunning.
The fat trunked one (filifera? Aaron, note that I'm learning :lol: ) is a stunner.
Nice to see a big healthy brahea armata too.

What is that tall dead thing in the Stop Sign photo?
Can't believe someone would just let stuff die for lack of a bucket of water now and then. :shock:

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Post by hardyjim » Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:22 am

Thanks for the info....


That Walla was pretty fast,I barely got a pic of him....only the second time i have seen a Gila
the first time was back in the 80s and that sucker was huge!
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Post by hardyjim » Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:25 am

Not sure barb but it does have very small leaves on it like a Euphorbia....and is very much alive,
I thought it was a Ocotillo the first time I saw it.


B.A. and Filifera in the 2 back to back pics.
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:59 am

B.A. and Filifera in the 2 back to back pics.
Yippeee, I got the Filifera right! (finally, huh, Aaron?) :lol: My "cheat sheet" helped.
Besides, the fat trunk looks like me after a winter of doing nothing...

Glad that tall thingy isn't dead.

What I'd give to live on one of those streets... :wink:
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Post by hardyjim » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:16 pm

It is surreal....every day is perfect.
Lows in the upper 50s and highs around 80F(upper 80s by next weekend).


The fragrance in the air too,right now it is all the citrus trees blooming
and up in the desert the smell is just as sweet with all in flower there-pretty amazing.
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Post by DesertZone » Tue Mar 11, 2014 8:39 pm

hardyjim wrote:It is surreal....every day is perfect.
Lows in the upper 50s and highs around 80F(upper 80s by next weekend).


The fragrance in the air too,right now it is all the citrus trees blooming
and up in the desert the smell is just as sweet with all in flower there-pretty amazing.
You are so lucky Jim! I agree...surreal. 8)

I so hope I can make it down there for the monsoons. Well at least where it stays a bit cooler in summer. :wink:

The mistletoe does get big there, some of those trees I feel so bad for. :shock:
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:00 pm

all the citrus trees blooming
ooooh, any shots of those on your travels, Jim?

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Post by hardyjim » Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:22 am

Thanks Aaron


I will get some pics Barb
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