Along Calico Tanks Trail.
The peak in the background is Turtle Head Peak… and there is a trailhead that goes up it, unfortunately, I didn’t have the time to explore the trail.
Tag Archives: Landscape
Flattened layers
Calico Hills
| At the beginning of May, I headed to Las Vegas and visited the scenic drive through Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area. While the area covers a portion of the Mojave desert (which is also covered by Joshua Tree National Park), I only visited a small, but beautiful portion of the land area, including the calico hills. |  |
Rotting tree at Bear’s Den
Rocky hills at Cascade Springs Nature Preserve
Spring ephemeral ponds at Breakneck Creek
Christine, an undergraduate Biology student, set out to collect invertebrates in ephemeral ponds of varying longevities at Breakneck Creek, Kent. Here are some photos of her sites. The yellow/greenish dusting over the water is pollen from surrounding trees: apparently pollen was heavy in North Eastern Ohio, just as it was record breaking in Atlanta this Spring.
Fog at Westview Cemetery
Another hike through Bear’s Den
Éva and Eva explore a stream draining into Mill Creek at Bear’s Den. This was the first park we visited with Eva, and it was the first time I saw her substantially wag her tail. She also had no problem barrelling through the water – although it seemed to surprise her, as if she hadn’t expected ‘wetness’. Éva, on the other hand, was a seasoned park goer, and had begun to step onto rocks to avoid getting wet.
Panorama of English Ivy
English Ivy
English Ivy Hedera helix, a creeping vine commonly planted around buildings, is invasive in Georgia. I had heard about its invasive nature, but hadn’t ever seen it outside of planted areas in the north. Here, it covers, and possibly smothers, trees and the ground in natural areas.
