4 - Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
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First Creek Canyon
Our hike crossed this and other washes.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012
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First Creek Canyon
One of the washes along the trail.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012
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First Creek Canyon
The hike goes into the distant canyon.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012
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First Creek Canyon
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012
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Desert Tortoise
Gopherus agassizii
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012
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Calico Hills
Obviously these are the rocks the park is named for.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012
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Calico Hills
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012
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Calico Hills
Interesting layered rocks.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012
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Calico Hills
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Calico Hills
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012
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Strawberry Hedgehog
Echinocereus engelmannii - a wide spread specie.
Icebox Canyon, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012
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Dry Wash
Icebox Canyon, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012
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Juniper Mistletoe
Phoradendron juniperinum - a parasite.
Icebox Canyon, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012
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Icebox Canyon
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012
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Northern Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus graciosus
Icebox Canyon, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012
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