Sunday, August 2, 2020

Canyonlands Flora & Fauna: August 2020


David and I enjoyed a stop for a few days in Moab, Utah on our way back south from visiting the kiddos in the north country.  It's always a treat to visit National Parks. The views In Canyonlands NP were spectacular.  The flora and fauna sparse, probably because of the triple digits in the high desert.  Still, a lot to love.

Gotta love lizard feet.  This is a Common Side-Blotched Lizard
The Common Ravens must be able to take the heat pretty well.  They were abundant.


We saw 3 male Mulies on the road up to the summit

These are something in the Sunflower family


Even without their petals, they add to the scenery in the canyons

It always amazes me when I see something growing from a rock, with no obvious soil







Broom Snakeweed

Plenty of Junipers in the area

Fringed Sagebrush

Alkali Mallow

Small Starvation Prickly Pear dotted the entire Canyonlands

They may be small in size, but they look like they could bite big!

Colorado Pinyon Pines have edible nuts -- you can see where they were in the cones


These sage-colored plants look a little like ferns

They are Woolly Locoweed

Utah Serviceberry



Broomlike Ragwort

This Juniper was a perfect Christmas Tree

Heerman's Buckwheat

Mormon Tea