McFarland's North Canyon, Spring Mountains, Nevada

(8 miles up and back)

Palmer's Chipmunk, endemic to Nevada is one of 16 North American mammal species that became isolated in "mountain islands" as the climate changed to drier conditions.

June 25, 2006

01Road 570 off Cold Creek Road	02North Canyon ahead	03Cliff Rose bush	04Cliff Rose bloom	05Primrose
06Another Primrose	07Grasshopper	08On route to the canyon	09On route to the canyon	10By the Cliff Rose
11Juniper Hairstreak	12Checkered Skipper	13Goldfields	14Scented Beardtongue	15Utah Penstemons
16Utah Penstemons	17Blue on Penstemon	18Grass	19Grass	20Jackrabbit
21Wild Horses in distance	22Wild Horses	23Wild Horse	24Wild Horses	25Wild Horses
26Wild Horses	27Wild Horses	28Wild Horses	29Wild Horses	30Wild Horse
31Wild Horses	32Wild Horses	33Wild Horses	34Canyon begins here	35Juniper Hairstreak
36Bunch Grass Lizard	37Anthelope Horns	38In North Canyon	39Bee on Prickly Pear bloom	40First Chipmunk of the day
41Admiral	42Blue	43In North Canyon	44Cave	45Admiral
46In North Canyon	47In North Canyon	48In North Canyon	49In North Canyon	50A look back