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| no partners | | Took two days off to explore Joshua Tree NP for spring break. My mobility was limited due to injury, so I wasn't able comb the rocky outcrops to look for rattlers and boas and had to stick to flatter ground. I thought $4.29/gallon of gas would keep people closer to home, but I was wrong, as all the campgrounds were full. The crowds were more in the northern section, so I headed south.
Besides the increased crowds, the park was much different than last year. Unlike last year, the park was in full bloom (at least in the southern end) with a high variety. I normally don't care about flowers, but I took some photos of them because other people like them. There were also more birds and insects (esp bees).
I spent a lot of time in the flats looking for sidewinders. I didn't find any sidewinders. Instead, I only saw 2 baby spotted leaf-nosed snakes, one of which bit me and actually broke the skin. I was both impressed and annoyed (mostly impressed).
There must've been a desert iguana explosion that I was not aware of because there were so many scattered in the flats. In September, when I was actually looking for desert iguanas, I found none. Then, when I wasn't looking for them, I was almost tripping over them (literally, two of them ran under my boots). I saw so many desert iguanas that I was begging to see a side-blotched lizard. I caught about 9 of them by hand in one day, which is hard to do when you can't run! Also, I should add, they were all the ones that I've seen were baby iguanas.
All-in-all, I had fun. I've always thought Joshua Tree NP was an under-rated park, but somehow, it grew in popularity, especially amongst Europeans.
Wildlife seen was that's worth mentioning: Desert Iguanas (too many to count), an osprey, a white egret (the pic sucked), a burrow owl, hummingbirds, 2 spotted leafnosed snakes, a whiptail, and a trapdoor spider (I think). |
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