RHH's photos with the keyword: ash meadows

Taken in Nevada at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, near Point of Rocks where we climbed the cliffs to see the cacti and other plants.

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.

Jack Longstreet was an outlaw and gunfighter who had his ears cropped for cattle rustling in Texas and thereafter left for Nevada and the Amargosa Valley arriving there in the 1870's. He later built this house near a spring in what is now Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and lived there until he died. He never changed his ways, was involved in several killings and gunfights and was hated but feared by those who lived in the area. He claimed to be a brother of the Confederate general, James Longstreet, but there is no evidence to back that claim.

Jack Longstreet was an outlaw and gunfighter who had his ears cropped for cattle rustling in Texas and thereafter left for Nevada and the Amargosa Valley arriving there in the 1870's. He later built this house near a spring in what is now Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and lived there until he died. He never changed his ways, was involved in several killings and gunfights and was hated but feared by those who lived in the area. He claimed to be a brother of the Confederate general, James Longstreet, but there is no evidence to back that claim. This is view from one of the windows of his house and the insets show the outside and inside of the house. Here is a link to an old newspaper article about him: www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_8/NWRS/Zone_1/Desert_Complex/Ash_Meadows/Sections/History_of_Ash_Meadows/Jack%20Longstreet%20for%20website.pdf I'll be away backpacking in the Colorado Rockies until 7/27.

Jack Longstreet was an outlaw and gunfighter who had his ears cropped for cattle rustling in Texas and thereafter left for Nevada and the Amargosa Valley arriving there in the 1870's. He later built this house near a spring in what is now Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and lived there until he died. He never changed his ways, was involved in several killings and gunfights and was hated but feared by those who lived in the area. He claimed to be a brother of the Confederate general, James Longstreet, but there is no evidence to back that claim.

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.

Ash Meadows was originally named for the abundance of Desert Ash Trees found there. There are still some left and the area is being restored but most of them were destroyed in attempts to turn the area in farmland. These are some of the trees still there on the southern end of the park. The photo was taken by my wife.

These are Screwbean Mesquite at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. The orange clump on the right is Desert Mistletoe, very common on these trees.

This is the area at the north of Ash Meadows and the trees are a species of Mesquite which in the wetter areas grows in dense thickets (see insets). The mountains are part of the Delamar Range.

This is the bark of a Mesquite species, I believe the Screwbean Mesquite, photographed at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada.

This tiny butterfly was photographed in Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. It is the tiniest butterfly in the world and a common insect in the western USA. It is expanding its range, too, reaching as far a Hawaii and the Persian Gulf. Here it is perched on the flowers of the Desert Mistletoe.

This Jackrabbit or American Desert Hare was photographed in Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. It is a common animal in the western USA and in Mexico.

These are the Pupfish found in Longstreet Spring in Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Each spring has its own species of Pupfish, all tiny fish about 4 cm in length. The photo is not the best but trying to photograph these fish was a near impossible job.

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.