Eastern Mojave Vegetation Smith Talc Road - Eastern Mojave Desert  
 

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Full Size Image Kingston Range from the northwest.

Other Articles: Mesquite Valley Road: 40000  

Junction:

  • Mesquite Valley Road
Full Size Image Canyon in the Kingston Mountains.  

Locations: Kingston Range.  

 In May 1998, I hiked up into this canyon in search of Kingston Mountains Ivesia (Ivesia patellifera). The purpose was to collect a fresh specimen for DNA studies by Barbara Ertter who studies this genus. It took me over an hour to climb up the boulder-strewn and rattlesnake-infested wash to the place shown here. Unfortunately, I chickened out when faced with climbing the slick rock face on the left.

Back in the Herbarium, looking at this picture, we decided that I had walked right past the Ivesia, and didn't see it. Oh well ... maybe next year.

Full Size Image Beck Spring Mine     The mine at Beck Spring in the Kingston Range.
 

Locations: Beck Spring.  

  
 

Other Articles: Excelsior Mine Road: at Smith Talc Road  

 Junction:
  • Excelsior Mine Road
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Date and time this article was prepared: 5/15/2008 12:33:38 PM