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  1. This was the big exciting find from my day #herping in Mojave National Preserve, my first chuckwalla! Wow they do live in the desert areas I'm used to hiking in, I've never actually seen one. After finding six other species of lizards in the same morning, I decided this would be my day to find a chuckwalla.

    As I was driving through the Preserve, I spotted a low, basalt escarpment above a dry wash. Everything I'd read suggested that was perfect chuckwalla habitat.

    I walked a quarter mile across the desert and then down to one end of the escarpment then all the way back up to the other and then on the way back down, I saw it! This handsome critter was surveying its domain from its perch about 15 feet up the cliff. Conveniently, it posed for a while before dipping out of sight.

    #LizardReport #Lizard #MojaveDesert #herps

  2. This was the big exciting find from my day #herping in Mojave National Preserve, my first chuckwalla! Wow they do live in the desert areas I'm used to hiking in, I've never actually seen one. After finding six other species of lizards in the same morning, I decided this would be my day to find a chuckwalla.

    As I was driving through the Preserve, I spotted a low, basalt escarpment above a dry wash. Everything I'd read suggested that was perfect chuckwalla habitat.

    I walked a quarter mile across the desert and then down to one end of the escarpment then all the way back up to the other and then on the way back down, I saw it! This handsome critter was surveying its domain from its perch about 15 feet up the cliff. Conveniently, it posed for a while before dipping out of sight.

    #LizardReport #Lizard #MojaveDesert #herps

  3. This was the big exciting find from my day #herping in Mojave National Preserve, my first chuckwalla! Wow they do live in the desert areas I'm used to hiking in, I've never actually seen one. After finding six other species of lizards in the same morning, I decided this would be my day to find a chuckwalla.

    As I was driving through the Preserve, I spotted a low, basalt escarpment above a dry wash. Everything I'd read suggested that was perfect chuckwalla habitat.

    I walked a quarter mile across the desert and then down to one end of the escarpment then all the way back up to the other and then on the way back down, I saw it! This handsome critter was surveying its domain from its perch about 15 feet up the cliff. Conveniently, it posed for a while before dipping out of sight.

    #LizardReport #Lizard #MojaveDesert #herps

  4. This was the big exciting find from my day #herping in Mojave National Preserve, my first chuckwalla! Wow they do live in the desert areas I'm used to hiking in, I've never actually seen one. After finding six other species of lizards in the same morning, I decided this would be my day to find a chuckwalla.

    As I was driving through the Preserve, I spotted a low, basalt escarpment above a dry wash. Everything I'd read suggested that was perfect chuckwalla habitat.

    I walked a quarter mile across the desert and then down to one end of the escarpment then all the way back up to the other and then on the way back down, I saw it! This handsome critter was surveying its domain from its perch about 15 feet up the cliff. Conveniently, it posed for a while before dipping out of sight.

    #LizardReport #Lizard #MojaveDesert #herps

  5. This was the big exciting find from my day #herping in Mojave National Preserve, my first chuckwalla! Wow they do live in the desert areas I'm used to hiking in, I've never actually seen one. After finding six other species of lizards in the same morning, I decided this would be my day to find a chuckwalla.

    As I was driving through the Preserve, I spotted a low, basalt escarpment above a dry wash. Everything I'd read suggested that was perfect chuckwalla habitat.

    I walked a quarter mile across the desert and then down to one end of the escarpment then all the way back up to the other and then on the way back down, I saw it! This handsome critter was surveying its domain from its perch about 15 feet up the cliff. Conveniently, it posed for a while before dipping out of sight.

    #LizardReport #Lizard #MojaveDesert #herps

  6. Today's #LizardReport is a little different because I am on a road trip. Camped out at Kelso Dunes and spent the morning herping in Mojave National Preserve.

    7 species of lizard, 4 of them "life lizards"! Here's the first, Phrynosoma platyrhinos, a horned lizard. Look at that camo! They're sooo cute!

    (It's intermission at a live theater performance, so I'll post more later or tomorrow in this thread.)

    #lizard #herps #MojaveDesert

  7. Today's #LizardReport is a little different because I am on a road trip. Camped out at Kelso Dunes and spent the morning herping in Mojave National Preserve.

    7 species of lizard, 4 of them "life lizards"! Here's the first, Phrynosoma platyrhinos, a horned lizard. Look at that camo! They're sooo cute!

    (It's intermission at a live theater performance, so I'll post more later or tomorrow in this thread.)

    #lizard #herps #MojaveDesert

  8. Today's #LizardReport is a little different because I am on a road trip. Camped out at Kelso Dunes and spent the morning herping in Mojave National Preserve.

    7 species of lizard, 4 of them "life lizards"! Here's the first, Phrynosoma platyrhinos, a horned lizard. Look at that camo! They're sooo cute!

    (It's intermission at a live theater performance, so I'll post more later or tomorrow in this thread.)

    #lizard #herps #MojaveDesert

  9. Today's #LizardReport is a little different because I am on a road trip. Camped out at Kelso Dunes and spent the morning herping in Mojave National Preserve.

    7 species of lizard, 4 of them "life lizards"! Here's the first, Phrynosoma platyrhinos, a horned lizard. Look at that camo! They're sooo cute!

    (It's intermission at a live theater performance, so I'll post more later or tomorrow in this thread.)

    #lizard #herps #MojaveDesert

  10. Today's #LizardReport is a little different because I am on a road trip. Camped out at Kelso Dunes and spent the morning herping in Mojave National Preserve.

    7 species of lizard, 4 of them "life lizards"! Here's the first, Phrynosoma platyrhinos, a horned lizard. Look at that camo! They're sooo cute!

    (It's intermission at a live theater performance, so I'll post more later or tomorrow in this thread.)

    #lizard #herps #MojaveDesert

  11. We accidentally created a mutant cross-pollinated squash. I'd heard of this, and perhaps it's happened to us before with the fodder squashes from last season (those were dreadful to me but the pigs didn't care, I thought it was more about where they were grown than their genetics), but this time it's... delightful. Most likely one of our ronde de nice summer squashes crossed with delicata, since those are what happened to grow nearby, and it's sweet like a delicata winter squash but with the texture of a summer squash. It also might be happening with another, since the "zuchinni" growing nearby is, uh, well, it looks like nothing I've seen before. I'll post a thread of mutant squash pictures soon.

    In my defense, I didn't think any of this was going to grow, since these seeds were all so old. I let my children seed blast this basin thinking "well, we'll get what we get!" and then nothing germinated for three weeks so I figured it was a lost cause. Then we manured it to prepare it for the next season and, well, now we have six foot long squash vines and more fruit than we're going to know what to do with when it comes time to harvest them. Happy accidents!

    #Gardening #Zone9 #MojaveDesert #California #Permaculture #Squash

  12. Famous for its trees, Joshua Tree National Park is also a granite mecca attracting climbers from around the world. Spending a couple of days in this desert is a humbling experience. Sunsets are often magical here, especially when clouds, rocks, and desert light work together.

    #JoshuaTree #JoshuaTreeNP #California #MojaveDesert #DesertPhotography #LandscapePhotography #GraniteClimbing #SouthwestUSA #VisualStorytelling #GoldenHour #RockFormations #naturephotography

  13. Famous for its trees, Joshua Tree National Park is also a granite mecca attracting climbers from around the world. Spending a couple of days in this desert is a humbling experience. Sunsets are often magical here, especially when clouds, rocks, and desert light work together.

    #JoshuaTree #JoshuaTreeNP #California #MojaveDesert #DesertPhotography #LandscapePhotography #GraniteClimbing #SouthwestUSA #VisualStorytelling #GoldenHour #RockFormations #naturephotography

  14. Famous for its trees, Joshua Tree National Park is also a granite mecca attracting climbers from around the world. Spending a couple of days in this desert is a humbling experience. Sunsets are often magical here, especially when clouds, rocks, and desert light work together.

    #JoshuaTree #JoshuaTreeNP #California #MojaveDesert #DesertPhotography #LandscapePhotography #GraniteClimbing #SouthwestUSA #VisualStorytelling #GoldenHour #RockFormations #naturephotography

  15. Famous for its trees, Joshua Tree National Park is also a granite mecca attracting climbers from around the world. Spending a couple of days in this desert is a humbling experience. Sunsets are often magical here, especially when clouds, rocks, and desert light work together.

    #JoshuaTree #JoshuaTreeNP #California #MojaveDesert #DesertPhotography #LandscapePhotography #GraniteClimbing #SouthwestUSA #VisualStorytelling #GoldenHour #RockFormations #naturephotography

  16. Hype for the Future 141B: City of Saint George, Utah

    Overview The City of Saint George is located within Washington County near the southwestern edge of the State of Utah. Within Washington County, the community is identified as home to the Saint George and Red Cliffs Utah Temples, both associated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, as well as the Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm.

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  17. Hype for the Future 135G: State of California Explained At-Large

    Introduction The State of California is located along the West Coast of the United States of America and is the most populous state in the nation though containing a smaller land area than the States of Alaska and Texas. By population density, the state is toward the higher end, albeit not nearly as densely populated overall as the State of New Jersey or even the Southern New England states. Other states with higher densities than California include Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  18. Hype for the Future 135G: State of California Explained At-Large

    Introduction The State of California is located along the West Coast of the United States of America and is the most populous state in the nation though containing a smaller land area than the States of Alaska and Texas. By population density, the state is toward the higher end, albeit not nearly as densely populated overall as the State of New Jersey or even the Southern New England states. Other states with higher densities than California include Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  19. Hype for the Future 135G: State of California Explained At-Large

    Introduction The State of California is located along the West Coast of the United States of America and is the most populous state in the nation though containing a smaller land area than the States of Alaska and Texas. By population density, the state is toward the higher end, albeit not nearly as densely populated overall as the State of New Jersey or even the Southern New England states. Other states with higher densities than California include Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  20. Hype for the Future 135G: State of California Explained At-Large

    Introduction The State of California is located along the West Coast of the United States of America and is the most populous state in the nation though containing a smaller land area than the States of Alaska and Texas. By population density, the state is toward the higher end, albeit not nearly as densely populated overall as the State of New Jersey or even the Southern New England states. Other states with higher densities than California include Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  21. Hype for the Future 135G: State of California Explained At-Large

    Introduction The State of California is located along the West Coast of the United States of America and is the most populous state in the nation though containing a smaller land area than the States of Alaska and Texas. By population density, the state is toward the higher end, albeit not nearly as densely populated overall as the State of New Jersey or even the Southern New England states. Other states with higher densities than California include Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  22. Mojave Desert Trails Shut Down: Judge Orders 2,200 Miles Closed to Protect Desert Tortoise

    A judge ordered 2,200 miles of Mojave Desert trails closed to protect desert tortoises. See how this affects public land access and conservation efforts.

    #MojaveDesert, #DesertTortoise, #OHVclosure, #PublicLand, #Conservation

    newsletter.tf/mojave-desert-ju

  23. Over 2,200 miles of off-road trails in the Mojave Desert are now closed by a judge's order to protect desert tortoises. This is a significant change for public land use in the area.

    #MojaveDesert, #DesertTortoise, #OHVclosure, #PublicLand, #Conservation

    newsletter.tf/mojave-desert-ju

  24. [Photos] #WardValley: Celebrating Stopping a #NuclearWaste Dump in the #MojaveDesert 2026

    via @bsnorrell.blogspot.com
    February 21, 2026

    " 'We are the Pipa Aha Macav, the people along the river, instructed by the Creator to protect it.' Barrackman's words, before he passed to the Spirit World, were at Ward Valley, during the 113-day Occupation which halted a #nuclear waste dump on #SacredLand in 1998."

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/02

    #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #NoNuclearWasteDumping #EnvironmentalRacism #RethinkNotRestart #NoNewNukes

  25. Help needed to photograph and record #JoshuaTrees!

    Joshua Trees bloomed earlier than usual – and it spells trouble for iconic succulent

    By Chris Nesi
    Published Jan. 25, 2026, 10:13 p.m. ET

    "Southern California’s famed Joshua trees are flowering months ahead of schedule, baffling scientists and raising fears about the future of the species.

    "The #MojaveDesert succulents typically bloom between February and April, timing their flowers to the arrival of the #YuccaMoth — the only insect capable of pollinating them.

    "The moth lays its eggs inside the flowers, producing fruit whose seeds are later spread by rodents.

    "This year, however, the trees’ familiar white-and-yellow blooms began appearing on late October, sparking concerns that the early flowering could disrupt the delicate relationship between the trees and their sole pollinator — and threaten the species’ ability to reproduce."

    [...]

    "Yoder suspects this year’s early rains may have triggered the premature bloom. His Yoder Lab is now asking members of the public to help document the phenomenon by uploading photos of Joshua trees in bloom to #iNaturalist, allowing scientists to gather data on whether the early flowering affects fruit production.

    " 'We’re looking for as many folks out there as possible to help observe this phenomenon,' Yoder said.

    Read more:
    nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/

    #EarlyBloom #ClimateChange #CitizenScientists #JoshuaTreeFlowers #Naturalists

  26. Help needed to photograph and record #JoshuaTrees!

    Joshua Trees bloomed earlier than usual – and it spells trouble for iconic succulent

    By Chris Nesi
    Published Jan. 25, 2026, 10:13 p.m. ET

    "Southern California’s famed Joshua trees are flowering months ahead of schedule, baffling scientists and raising fears about the future of the species.

    "The #MojaveDesert succulents typically bloom between February and April, timing their flowers to the arrival of the #YuccaMoth — the only insect capable of pollinating them.

    "The moth lays its eggs inside the flowers, producing fruit whose seeds are later spread by rodents.

    "This year, however, the trees’ familiar white-and-yellow blooms began appearing on late October, sparking concerns that the early flowering could disrupt the delicate relationship between the trees and their sole pollinator — and threaten the species’ ability to reproduce."

    [...]

    "Yoder suspects this year’s early rains may have triggered the premature bloom. His Yoder Lab is now asking members of the public to help document the phenomenon by uploading photos of Joshua trees in bloom to #iNaturalist, allowing scientists to gather data on whether the early flowering affects fruit production.

    " 'We’re looking for as many folks out there as possible to help observe this phenomenon,' Yoder said.

    Read more:
    nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/

    #EarlyBloom #ClimateChange #CitizenScientists #JoshuaTreeFlowers #Naturalists

  27. Help needed to photograph and record #JoshuaTrees!

    Joshua Trees bloomed earlier than usual – and it spells trouble for iconic succulent

    By Chris Nesi
    Published Jan. 25, 2026, 10:13 p.m. ET

    "Southern California’s famed Joshua trees are flowering months ahead of schedule, baffling scientists and raising fears about the future of the species.

    "The #MojaveDesert succulents typically bloom between February and April, timing their flowers to the arrival of the #YuccaMoth — the only insect capable of pollinating them.

    "The moth lays its eggs inside the flowers, producing fruit whose seeds are later spread by rodents.

    "This year, however, the trees’ familiar white-and-yellow blooms began appearing on late October, sparking concerns that the early flowering could disrupt the delicate relationship between the trees and their sole pollinator — and threaten the species’ ability to reproduce."

    [...]

    "Yoder suspects this year’s early rains may have triggered the premature bloom. His Yoder Lab is now asking members of the public to help document the phenomenon by uploading photos of Joshua trees in bloom to #iNaturalist, allowing scientists to gather data on whether the early flowering affects fruit production.

    " 'We’re looking for as many folks out there as possible to help observe this phenomenon,' Yoder said.

    Read more:
    nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/

    #EarlyBloom #ClimateChange #CitizenScientists #JoshuaTreeFlowers #Naturalists

  28. Help needed to photograph and record #JoshuaTrees!

    Joshua Trees bloomed earlier than usual – and it spells trouble for iconic succulent

    By Chris Nesi
    Published Jan. 25, 2026, 10:13 p.m. ET

    "Southern California’s famed Joshua trees are flowering months ahead of schedule, baffling scientists and raising fears about the future of the species.

    "The #MojaveDesert succulents typically bloom between February and April, timing their flowers to the arrival of the #YuccaMoth — the only insect capable of pollinating them.

    "The moth lays its eggs inside the flowers, producing fruit whose seeds are later spread by rodents.

    "This year, however, the trees’ familiar white-and-yellow blooms began appearing on late October, sparking concerns that the early flowering could disrupt the delicate relationship between the trees and their sole pollinator — and threaten the species’ ability to reproduce."

    [...]

    "Yoder suspects this year’s early rains may have triggered the premature bloom. His Yoder Lab is now asking members of the public to help document the phenomenon by uploading photos of Joshua trees in bloom to #iNaturalist, allowing scientists to gather data on whether the early flowering affects fruit production.

    " 'We’re looking for as many folks out there as possible to help observe this phenomenon,' Yoder said.

    Read more:
    nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/

    #EarlyBloom #ClimateChange #CitizenScientists #JoshuaTreeFlowers #Naturalists

  29. Help needed to photograph and record #JoshuaTrees!

    Joshua Trees bloomed earlier than usual – and it spells trouble for iconic succulent

    By Chris Nesi
    Published Jan. 25, 2026, 10:13 p.m. ET

    "Southern California’s famed Joshua trees are flowering months ahead of schedule, baffling scientists and raising fears about the future of the species.

    "The #MojaveDesert succulents typically bloom between February and April, timing their flowers to the arrival of the #YuccaMoth — the only insect capable of pollinating them.

    "The moth lays its eggs inside the flowers, producing fruit whose seeds are later spread by rodents.

    "This year, however, the trees’ familiar white-and-yellow blooms began appearing on late October, sparking concerns that the early flowering could disrupt the delicate relationship between the trees and their sole pollinator — and threaten the species’ ability to reproduce."

    [...]

    "Yoder suspects this year’s early rains may have triggered the premature bloom. His Yoder Lab is now asking members of the public to help document the phenomenon by uploading photos of Joshua trees in bloom to #iNaturalist, allowing scientists to gather data on whether the early flowering affects fruit production.

    " 'We’re looking for as many folks out there as possible to help observe this phenomenon,' Yoder said.

    Read more:
    nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/

    #EarlyBloom #ClimateChange #CitizenScientists #JoshuaTreeFlowers #Naturalists

  30. Hype for the Future 80E: Las Vegas, Nevada 🎰

    Introduction There is perhaps no city more performative than the City of Las Vegas in the southern portion of the modern State of Nevada! Today, Las Vegas is most famous for a strip, the Las Vegas Strip, that is technically not included within the incorporated city but rather in the community known as Paradise. However, a few other distinctions also exist to separate the community from similarly associated communities nearer the coast, particularly Los Angeles or San Diego. Climate Though […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  31. Hype for the Future 80E: Las Vegas, Nevada 🎰

    Introduction There is perhaps no city more performative than the City of Las Vegas in the southern portion of the modern State of Nevada! Today, Las Vegas is most famous for a strip, the Las Vegas Strip, that is technically not included within the incorporated city but rather in the community known as Paradise. However, a few other distinctions also exist to separate the community from similarly associated communities nearer the coast, particularly Los Angeles or San Diego. Climate Though […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  32. Hype for the Future 59L: Why novaTopFlex is Reluctant to Travel to Death Valley

    Introduction 🏜️ 🏞️ Death Valley National Park is located in the midst of the desert area well into the Californian interior, associated with eastern San Bernardino County and adjacent counties. Located within Death Valley are hostile conditions and the advisory to turn off all air conditioning and get exposed to the extreme heat during the entirety of the visit. Unfortunately, being forced to visit a place in global warming and other climate change consequences is inherently […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025

  33. Arriving at Badwater after dark is...well, badass, but it also means the sun sets on you in the next valley over. Not that that's anything to fret over, for it too is beautiful. My capture of a specific view of it over the road, "Panamint Dreaming".

    #art #photography #desert #California #MojaveDesert #PanamintValley #road #roadway #highway #sunset #sky #sky #Mojave #beautifullandscape

  34. Celebrating the Ward Valley Victory in Photos 2024

    Photos by #GreenAction

    February 17, 2024
    via #CensoredNews

    "Celebrating the Victory at Ward Valley 26 years ago: Halting a #NuclearWaste dump and protecting the Desert #Tortoise, ancient running trails, and the #MojaveDesert."

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/02

    #IndigenousAction #IndigenousActivism #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #WaterIsLife #NoDumping

  35. ⚪️🔵 · · · · · · · 🟢 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 🟡 thekidshouldseethis.com/post/t

    Seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, decades, and even a century. As aging humans, we can experience this, imagine this, and to a certain extent, understand this. But how can we understand 1,000 years or one million years? What about 13.8 billion years of cosmic evolution?

    Filmmakers Alex Gorosh and Wylie Overstreet ask that, and then try to visualize it on a dry lakebed in the #MojaveDesert.

    #video #visualization #time #history #informationdesign #space #universe #thebigbang