Close to home

We still are waiting for rain.  We are still at about ¾” for the year.  Thankfully the local fires to the north are slowing and even stopping their growth.  Multiple fires to the south on the other hand are still growing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Found it!

Conophilos Mexicana

Who says surfing around on the web is a waste of time. (besides me)  I was visiting one of my photo sites reading about different techniques and guess what?  I saw a plant that looks very close to the one I shot in my June 2 posting.  The plant is a Conopholis alpine Liebman var. Mexicana, it’s also known as Squwaroot or Mexican cancer-root.  Basically it’s a parasite which lives on the roots of oak trees.  Go to Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness-- Conopholis alpina var. mexicana for photos and a brief description.

Now I will be able to sleep tonight.

Thank you for stopping by,

Mark

More Jemez Mountains

A couple weeks after our trip to the East Fork of the Jemez River Byron and I decided to return to a different part of the mountains.  He wanted a different stream to fish and I wanted a different area to photograph.