The Back Yard Monkey...

A late spring at Rock Lake

On Sunday, the broski and I hiked up to Rock Lake. We left early to stay out of the heat
which was good.  Once we got to the creek crossing (which one can normally just hop
over) we realized that we were going to have to have to take off our shoes and socks
and wade through.  With so much rain and snow, the creek was raging and full. Once
we got across, we dried off on a rock and then hiked up the steep hill to the lake basin.

This was the first time I've seen the lake this full.
 

The Shoe Tree (and other desert oddities)

Great Basin National Park - Memorial Day Weekend

Scorpion under blacklight.

9 years and counting...

This year we went to The Sea Ranch. 
My dad went here and said, "You guys should really check out Sea Ranch".  So we did.

The Sea Ranch is a "get-away" spot located in Sonoma County about 2.5 hours north of
San Francisco.

Gas is killing me...(Part 2)

So, I ended up camping on the gravel at a crappy RV park right off 101 in Windsor.
Definitely not a nice camping spot, but I was so tired I didn't care.  I just needed to
get some damn sleep as I had another full day of herping and driving ahead of me.
Here is a shot of the spot from the morning. I quickly packed up my site before the
"landlord" of the RV park found I was there.  I didn't want to pay for this piece of crap
camping spot.  The highway is RIGHT behind the trees in this photo.

Gas is killing me...

But its worth it!  Went over to Cali again for the weekend for more herping.
I told myself I was going to herp as much as possible this year and so
far so good.  First stop was in Alemeda Co.  I met up with Chad and his
finace and we headed out.

Adult Diablo Garter Snake (Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus)