RHH's photos with the keyword: springs

Ash Meadows is a wildlife refuge in Nevada just east of Death Valley. We have visited there several times when in Death Valley. This is one of the springs that makes the refuge a wonderful place for plants, animals and birds.

This is Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. The refuge lies to the east of Death Valley National Park and we have visited it several times. The refuge is an oasis in the Mohave Desert that has many springs and pools. It is a great place for birding and seeing rare plants, fish and wildlife. The mountains in the background are the Last Chance Range.

Ash Meadows is an oasis in the Mohave Desert, now a National Wildlife Refuge. This was taken from the south entrance road with the Last Chance Mountains in the background.

These are the mountains east of Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. We were there on a day trip from Death Valley National Park.

Driving on the Skidoo Road to the town site of Skidoo (only sagebrush left now) we stopped at an abandoned mining cabin and photographed this old bed frame, the only thing left inside besides a wine bottle. Skidoo is in the mountains on the west side of Death Valley National Park.

Ash Meadows is the largest remaining oasis in the Mojave Desert. It is in Nevada east of Death Valley National Park in the Amargosa Valley and is home to many unique plants and animals. This is Longstreet Spring, one of the many springs in the area and home to one of the species of Pupfish that are found in the refuge's springs (see inset). What is especially interesting is that where Pupfish are found each area has its own species. Both photos were taken by my wife.

In Explore August 19, 2011, #448. At the north end of Yellowstone National Park is the area known as Mammoth Hot Springs. The famous terraces are there and when we visited a few weeks ago were becoming active once again after showing very little activity for decades. We had been there in the late seventies when they were active but found them gray and inactive in the mid-eighties and again in 2008. This photo was taken at the top of the terraces looking north. In this picture the mistiness around the tree is steam rising from the hot water which, seeping up through the ground, forms these terraces from calcium carbonate dissolved in the water.