Basin Trail

Hello all,

This morning, on my day off, I walked about 2 miles up the road and onto Basin trail. Its a short little hike up some foothills and perfect for a 4 hour roundtrip. It was nice to get away from the station for a short while. Im pretty happy with the photos I got.

This is a East facing shot of the valley in which the research station is located

A skipper feeding on a thistle, very unconcerned with the camera lens practically touching it.

A butterfly hangs off of catclaw mamosa. Mamosa is the wicked stuff that has left me with many a bloody scratch on my legs.

And finally, a Short Horned Toad (not a toad at all, but a lizard)

And then it threatened to kick my arss. Good thing the camera was in the way