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Desert Bloom More desert flowers. Click here to see another pic 
Desert Tortoise | The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi) is becoming increasingly rare, mostly due to habitat destruction. Click here to see another pic 
Desert Tortoise | This long-lived desert dweller looks almost prehistoric. It likes to eat spring flowers and burrows to escape the summer heat. Click here to see another pic 
Desert Tortoise | These reptiles can live to be 50 or more years old. They can go without water for long periods of time. Most of the moisture they obtain is from the plant foods they eat. Click here to see another pic 
Side Blotch | Yet another example of the most common lizard in the southwest. 
"All broken down, by the side of the road..." | The Santa Fe hits a rut while off-roading and suffers a bent frame and punctured oil filter. 
Oil Leak | This is not the ideal situation to be in while in the middle of the desert. |
