Eastern Mojave Vegetation Tom Schweich
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation | Caruthers Canyon Road - Mojave National Preserve |
| Tom Schweich |
Topics in this Article: Literature Cited | (Null Preface)
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| Literature Cited: There is some thought
that "Caruthers" should be spelled with two r's as "Carruthers." This is apparently noted in books by Ausmus and Casebier. Also, Figure 17 on page 21 of Reynolds and Reynolds (1995) implies that Carruthers may be an alternate spelling of Caruthers. However, Caruthers seems to be the adopted spelling for use on maps, etc.
| |  Giant Ledge Mine, Caruthers Canyon, New York Mountains.
Other Articles: Eastern Mojave Geology: Giant Ledge Mine Locations: Giant Ledge Mine. The Giant Ledge Mine was copper
mine, with minor amounts of lead, in the head of Caruthers Canyon. You can read more about the Giant Ledge Mine in my page on Eastern Mojave Geology.
| |  The "Giant
Ledge," a quartz dike in Caruthers Canyon.
Locations: Caruthers Canyon. I believe this quartz
dike is the "Giant Ledge" after which the Giant Ledge Mine was named. The mine itself is on the other side of the ridge in the middle ground.
| |  Caruthers Canyon. Locations: Caruthers Canyon.
My dad in Caruthers Canyon, below the Giant Ledge Mine, after a November rainstorm.
| |  Unusual deep weathering pattern. Other Articles: Glossary: spheroidalw Unusual deep weathering pattern in
granite, Caruthers Canyon. |
|  Petrophyton
caespitosum in Caruthers Canyon.
High on the walls of Caruthers Canyon, above the granite intruding the limestone, is the mat-forming Rock Spiraea (Petrophyton caespitosum) growing in the broken limestone on a west-facing slope. This photograph was taken in March, 1988, so the flower spike is the remains from the previous growing season.
| |  Unusual rock
formation in Caruthers Canyon.
This unusual rock formation is found at the end of the road in Caruthers Canyon. There are several informal camp sites here. This rock is often photographed because of its intriguing shape. It forms part of my evidence showing that Annie Alexander and Louise Kellogg incorrectly identified Caruthers Canyon as Fourth of July Canyon while collecting plants here in 1940.
| |  Caruthers Canyon in June, 2000.
| | Other Articles: New York Mountain Road.: 28000 Junction: New York
Mountain Road | |
I have never traveled on Caruthers Canyon Road between New York Mountain Road and Cedar Canyon Road. Years ago, the road was supposed to be difficult but passable. Be careful!
| | Other Articles: Cedar Canyon Road: 48000
Junction: Cedar Canyon Road |
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| Literature CitedA list of all literature cited by this web site can be found in the Bibliography.
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| Reynolds, Robert E. and Jennifer Reynolds. 1995. Ancient Surfaces of the East Mojave Desert: A volume and field trip guide prepared in conjunction with the 1995 Desert Research Symposium,. San Bernardino County Museum Association Quarterly. 42(3). {TAS} Location records referred to by this literature:
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| | Date and time this article was prepared: 5/15/2008 12:32:28 PM |