SUNDAY - MOUNT CHARLESTON
With every day hitting 100 degrees or more I decided to "beat the heat" and head to a mountain where I knew it would be 20 degrees cooler.

There were a number of butterflies out, including this Mormon Fritillary.

Western Tiger Swallowtail.

The Nevada Admiral occurs nowhere else in the world but on this mountain and the surrounding area.

I walked this path.

Male Sagebrush Lizard.

Female Sagebrush Lizard.

There were lots of mammals to be seen, like this Mule Deer.

Wild Horse.

Wild Burros.

And when nightfall came, I finally got to see some snakes like this Great Basin Gopher Snake.

And my first and only Longnose Snake of the trip.