Here is the happy couple at Cabrillo NAtional monument. it's real beautiful!
Shyam got this great shot of pelicans passing over us.
you can walk along the tops there
relaxing with thoughts
Shyam with his #1 fan near the top of Viejas Mt.
Happiest dog on top of Viejas Mt.!
Happy dog and her stepmom:)
Another happy dog on top of Sycamore canyon!
Happy dog = Happy mom!
Shyam and i sporting our new hats...you will see his in PDX but not mine!
View from the chopper
You may have to dbl click to see it but there is a sherd and a flake. A sherd is a piece of pottery left from native americans and a flake is a piece of rock that has been chipped away from a stone they used for making arrowheads. I usually always have an archeologist on site with me nad it has been awesome to learn all about the native people and their culture.
Shyam got this great shot of pelicans passing over us.
you can walk along the tops there
relaxing with thoughts
Shyam with his #1 fan near the top of Viejas Mt.
Happiest dog on top of Viejas Mt.!
Happy dog and her stepmom:)
Another happy dog on top of Sycamore canyon!
Happy dog = Happy mom!
Shyam and i sporting our new hats...you will see his in PDX but not mine!
View from the chopper
You may have to dbl click to see it but there is a sherd and a flake. A sherd is a piece of pottery left from native americans and a flake is a piece of rock that has been chipped away from a stone they used for making arrowheads. I usually always have an archeologist on site with me nad it has been awesome to learn all about the native people and their culture.
This was an amazing day of hiking. CAGF are opening the big horn sheep areas soon and i got to go with the ESA team to mark out waterbodies and culturally sensitive sites. This is the rocky grade on the I-8 heading eastward towards AZ. was beautiful!
Alright, so below are photos that i would like to take credit for but cannot. They are some awesome photos taken with a camera way better than my own. I have been tossing around the idea of spending some $$ on a new camera with some special lenses......this is the time that you convince me that i should....:
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Colorado desert shovelnose snake. These guys are real small snakes and sooo beautiful! I love the way they aren't ringed but looks like someone paintedtheir stripes on them!
Rosy boa...still haven't seen one of these.....plenty of time though!
Southern Pacific rattlesnake....a great example of why i want a new camera! same guy below.
Long nose leopard lizard. In this species the female exhibits the difference in coloration to attract a mate.
Ummmm, this would have been one of the most amazing things to walk up on. A pair of male red back rattlers fighting for territory and (i heard) a female was close by.
Back to my photos.....
A CA legless lizard. he is a lizard because he has no ear openings and cannot unhinge his jaw to eat. He can also drop his tail if need be.
)Colorado desert shovelnose snake. These guys are real small snakes and sooo beautiful! I love the way they aren't ringed but looks like someone paintedtheir stripes on them!
Rosy boa...still haven't seen one of these.....plenty of time though!
Southern Pacific rattlesnake....a great example of why i want a new camera! same guy below.
Long nose leopard lizard. In this species the female exhibits the difference in coloration to attract a mate.
Ummmm, this would have been one of the most amazing things to walk up on. A pair of male red back rattlers fighting for territory and (i heard) a female was close by.
Back to my photos.....
A CA legless lizard. he is a lizard because he has no ear openings and cannot unhinge his jaw to eat. He can also drop his tail if need be.
Coronado skink sans tail....if he did have one it would be blue and beautiful!
shovelnose snake that i saved onsite.
san diego coast horned lizard in a compromising position. they get real docile when you turn them on their back. i love him!
shovelnose snake that i saved onsite.
san diego coast horned lizard in a compromising position. they get real docile when you turn them on their back. i love him!
This desert iguana was a monster and he looked so cool in the creosote.
This is a flat tailed horned lizard a sub species to the above. The differences are markings on the back and belly. We took a training class on identification and came across like of these guys. it was pretty badass!
This was like a dream come true. These two were just about to start or had just finished making babies. It was super cool to see them together!
sidewinder hiding in the sand.
This was a nice surprise on my way home from work one day. A CA kingsnake.
The largest meatiest gopher snake i have ever seen!
profile of the san diego coast horned lizard.
full frontal:)
This guy was just posing for me all day! I was goingto include like 4 photos but figured you guys would think they were all the same:)
Southern pacific rattler
Speckled rattlesnake
As usual i ended up deleting some photos...that is just what happens with the amount of space inserted b/n pictures. It's alright, Taj, we don't expect you to understand:)
This is a flat tailed horned lizard a sub species to the above. The differences are markings on the back and belly. We took a training class on identification and came across like of these guys. it was pretty badass!
This was like a dream come true. These two were just about to start or had just finished making babies. It was super cool to see them together!
sidewinder hiding in the sand.
This was a nice surprise on my way home from work one day. A CA kingsnake.
The largest meatiest gopher snake i have ever seen!
profile of the san diego coast horned lizard.
full frontal:)
This guy was just posing for me all day! I was goingto include like 4 photos but figured you guys would think they were all the same:)
Southern pacific rattler
Speckled rattlesnake
As usual i ended up deleting some photos...that is just what happens with the amount of space inserted b/n pictures. It's alright, Taj, we don't expect you to understand:)
Anyways guys We are so excited to get some friend time in and say goodbye to Portland again:) Just under 4 weeks and counting, it's gonna be awesome!
Steve was asking about money owed for the rooms and we decided that we are gonna cover the Jupiter hotel costs because it was our idea and we know that we coulda just stayed at Taj's. The coast room was $45 a person. Don't send a check just pick up dinner or drinks one night and we're all good:) Again and again We cannot wait for vacation!!!!!
xoxo, ac & ss
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