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Death Valley Snakes
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Death Valley National Park. Parks and public lands. Sharing the order Squamata with lizards, snakes are a legless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous. Nocturnal; under rocks, among roots on brush covered slopes; from below sea level to 4000 feet. Mostly nocturnal; low foothills and canyons below 4500 feet; watered areas. Nocturnal; sandy and gravelly soil among creosote bush. Western Coachwhip (Red Racer). Near water in Black Mountains and Cottonwood Mountains. Up to 6000 feet. Apple Valley, CA.
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Mojave Rattlesnake (Mojave Green) - Desert Wildlife
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The Way of Things. Visit us on Facebook. Parks and public lands. Family: Viperidae Order: Squamata Class: Reptilia. DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, AND SEASONALITY. The Mojave rattlesnake is widely distributed throughout the Mojave and extreme northern Colorado deserts. It is found from 150 to 1500 m (500 to 5000 ft) in elevation in most desert habitats. Especially desert cactus scrub. And is most common in association with creosote. Feeding: This snake feeds upon rodents. Especially Dipodomys), lizards. Season...
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Mojave Desert Ghost Towns
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The Way of Things. Visit us on Facebook. Parks and public lands. Ghost Towns and Gold Mines. New Dale Ghost Town. Old Dale Ghost Town. Route 66 Ghost Towns. Not far from busy Interstate 40 is Ludlow, abandoned and forgotten. Death Valley Ghost Towns. East Mojave Ghost Towns. Gold Mines and Mills. Some ghost towns such as Calico and Bodie are tourist attractions preserving architecture (more so Bodie). These towns exist in a protected state, with Calico, a nearly pure tourist attraction, makes money.
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Desert Habitats
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The Way of Things. Visit us on Facebook. Parks and public lands. Ecology and the Environment. At higher elevations, particularly on north-facing slopes pinyon and juniper trees cling to . Joshua Trees tell you are truly in Mojave country. Though can grow 50 feet tall, they are . Cactus, or mixed desert scrub includes the popular notion of "desert." . Prevailing winds carry sands from dry lakes and other areas in the sinks and washes to form sand dunes . Salt Marsh Plant Communities. Many variables - elev...
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Mojave Desert Route 66
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The Way of Things. Visit us on Facebook. Parks and public lands. Historic Roads and Highways. Route 66 - Mojave Desert. Perhaps no other highway in the U.S. is as fabled as Route 66. It has been immortalized in song, literature, and even a T.V. series as the Main Street of America. Automobiles came early to the desert, following the railroad. In 1973, and the Route 66 designation was officially dropped in 1985. Route 66 in the Cajon Pass. Old pavement - Chambless, CA. Throughout the years, Route 66 has b...
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Mojave Desert - Glossary of Terms and Definitions
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The Way of Things. Visit us on Facebook. Parks and public lands. Glossary of Terms and Definitions. The following definitions may be helpful. In most instances they may not be specific to, or, all inclusive of the Mojave Desert. (also see: plant glossary. SALT LAKE or SINK. Parks and public lands. Apple Valley, CA. Your Full Service Hardware Store. The Way of Things. Insights to the Desert Environment. Mountain Homes for Sale.
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Mojave Desert
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The Way of Things. Visit us on Facebook. Parks and public lands. A land of lost rivers, with little in it to love; yet a land that once visited must be come back to inevitably. If it were not so there would be little told of it.". Mary Austin, Land of Little Rain. Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or . Names in Mojave Desert History. The Military in the Mojave. Plants in the Mojave. Desert plants su...
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Land of Little Rain - Mary Austin
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The Way of Things. Visit us on Facebook. Parks and public lands. Land of Little Rain. Country of Lost Borders Mary Austin. The land of little rain (1903), Austin's first book, focuses on the arid and semi-arid regions of California between the High Sierras south of Yosemite: the Ceriso, Death Valley. The Mojave Desert; and towns such as Jimville, Kearsarge, and Las Uvas. She writes of the region's climate, plants, and animals and of its people: the Ute, Paiute. Country of Lost Borders. The mesa trail beg...
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Mojave Desert Cities and Towns
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The Way of Things. Visit us on Facebook. Parks and public lands. Other place names in the Mojave Desert and Mountains. X Marks the Spot. Apple Valley, CA. Mountain and Desert Cities and Towns by County. Parks and public lands. Apple Valley, CA. Your Full Service Hardware Store. The Way of Things. Insights to the Desert Environment. Mountain Homes for Sale. Start - 071609-42900 on 102613-90588.
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Mojave desert and forest mountain weather, lodging, links
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The Way of Things. Visit us on Facebook. Parks and public lands. Weather throughout the Mojave desert and mountains. Specially selected books about the Mojave. Mojave Desert lodging. Book your room online or visit one of our feature mountain lodging establishments. Drop in and say hi! Visit other great web sites. Browse through desert and mountain photos for sale by Walter Feller the Digital Desert photographer. Parks and public lands. Apple Valley, CA. Your Full Service Hardware Store. The Way of Things.
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