“In Norway, every rock is covered with lichen,” the geologist told us. This is due to their moist climate and regular rainfall, he explained. We are spoiled in the Southwest USA for the amount of rocks exposed as a result of our dry climate. He was one of the interesting people we met this weekend in Boulder City, Nevada. The show finishes up today. It has been fun. The pic is one of the many cacti we saw blooming in the desert this week.
Happy Mother’s Day to all. Thank God for Mothers!
This desert tortoise came out of its burrow to allow me this photo-op. Geologically, deserts are “new” in epochs of time. When we explore and rockhound, we are careful to give the tortoise only looks and lots of space. This tortoise is “Mojave Max” who lives at Red Rock Conservation Area, west of Las Vegas. Max is twenty years old and appeared from brumation (reptile form of hibernation) early this year due to unseasonably warm weather, in early March. When visiting “sin city” be sure to make Red Rock a day trip on the side and say hello to Max.
A fun day in the desert this week. Today is the opening of the show, here in Boulder City, Nevada.
At first, they looked like rocks. Sherry’s sharp eye to saw that these were mushrooms – in the desert. Record rains in April have brought out life you don’t often see in the desert. Sherry saw this and a gopher snake on the side of the trail – that she stopped to get a “better” picture of. We have enjoyed some outdoor time between shows this week.
Today we set up for the Southern Nevada Gem & Mineral Society’s annual show, part of the annual Spring Jamboree, here in Boulder City, Nevada. Boulder City is unique in that they do not allow gambling and are more of a “family” oriented town, the gateway to Hoover Dam.
