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Not everyone loves

DianaT - 10-29-2011 at 04:26 PM

the wide open dry spaces of the Vizcaino---but we do.

goldhuntress - 10-29-2011 at 04:36 PM

What's not to love??? Nice photo!!!:yes:

sanquintinsince73 - 10-29-2011 at 04:36 PM

Spectacular...reminds me of AZ.

DianaT - 10-29-2011 at 05:29 PM

Thanks to both of you---we just love being out where one is alone---or at least one can see someone else coming for miles and miles.

Many people think of the Vizcaino as just a dry ugly place to drive through, and it is such a diverse and beautiful place!

wessongroup - 10-29-2011 at 05:35 PM

Like the open spaces myself....

tiotomasbcs - 10-29-2011 at 05:44 PM

No Cactus. No rain, me dicen. Scrub brush and blowing sand! It is unique but an Arrid climate! Asuncion is very windy in the afternoon. My home here in Pescadero is very different. Vizcaino is more like Guerrero Negro north. It's all good and a varied climate.


e. Beautiful summer weather.. Tio

bajadogs - 10-29-2011 at 08:53 PM

I love it.

BajaGringo - 10-29-2011 at 09:06 PM

Absolutely gorgeous...

Bajaboy - 10-30-2011 at 02:25 PM

So much to see and experience once one gets off the beaten path.

DianaT - 10-30-2011 at 02:57 PM

Thanks for the comments---they are appreciated.

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Originally posted by tiotomasbcs
No Cactus. No rain, me dicen. Scrub brush and blowing sand! It is unique but an Arrid climate! Asuncion is very windy in the afternoon. My home here in Pescadero is very different. Vizcaino is more like Guerrero Negro north. It's all good and a varied climate.

e. Beautiful summer weather.. Tio


The Vizcaino area includes areas for beautiful cardon forests, elephant trees, and many other large examples of vegetation. There are also the areas of beautiful and pristine sand dunes, palm oasis areas --- a very, very diverse area. As Bajaboy said, so much to see and experience once one gets off the beaten path.

The Vizcaino is a very arid area as it is one of the few fog deserts in the world --- a quite unique area.

I used to think of the scrub brush areas as just that---a lot of dry scrub brush. That was until we spent a couple of days in the field with a botanist, a plant researcher and the Reserve representative----what an eye opener.

Hiding in that scrub brush is not only a plethora of species, there is a rather hidden tiny world of color. Here are just a few of little treasures we found --- they were posted a long time ago along with others. I want to put together an album on photoshop about the Vizcaino, and will link to it when that is done, but for now----

If one looks closely ---- they might find











Or examples of hybrid plants that do not become new species.



Or this little cactus that may look like many others, but Jon Rebman, one of the leading Baja Plant experts, thinks may be unique to the San Hipolito area.



When it is windy on the coast, it is a good time to go exploring this very unique area.

[Edited on 10-30-2011 by DianaT]

bacquito - 10-30-2011 at 03:18 PM

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Originally posted by DianaT
the wide open dry spaces of the Vizcaino---but we do.



Deserts are great places-Not too occupied

BajaBlanca - 10-30-2011 at 04:47 PM

those plants are minute ...and just phenomenal that they are hiding where we don't normally look....

DianaT - 10-31-2011 at 08:11 AM

Blanca, we were amazed----in very small area that all looked the same from a distance, there were over 30 different plants----some so very tiny.

Bacquito---yes very little human habitation in the deserts and it keeps them beautiful as they are so fragile.

tripledigitken - 10-31-2011 at 08:32 AM

Very nice shot of the Vizcaino!

Ken Bondy - 10-31-2011 at 09:05 AM

Beautiful landscape Diane!! Great light!!

Iflyfish - 10-31-2011 at 10:13 AM

Love the light and shadow. Beautiful!

Iflyfish

DianaT - 10-31-2011 at 10:27 AM

Thanks Ken, Ken and Mr. Fish. :-)

That light hit quickly and disappeared quickly---I was happy to catch some of it.

astrobaja - 10-31-2011 at 10:42 AM

Wonderful marco shots Diana! The desert is a special place for those who have the patience to look!

Here in the sierra we get lots of tiny tiny little flowers like that too. We are excited to be getting a couple of botanists coming to visit us soon. One of them will be putting together a book about the wildflowers of the sierra San Pedro Martir!

cheers

Mike

Mexitron - 10-31-2011 at 12:12 PM

Beautiful pics Diana! I love the wide open spaces too---the Vizcaino is a wonderful place to explore. Lots of places don't look like so much until you get out of the car and walk around...

DianaT - 10-31-2011 at 12:29 PM

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Originally posted by Mexitron
Beautiful pics Diana! I love the wide open spaces too---the Vizcaino is a wonderful place to explore. Lots of places don't look like so much until you get out of the car and walk around...


I am rethinking this, and maybe we shouldn't tell people.

New information----the Vizcaino is a god forsaken place --- a place to just get past----ugly, dead, hot, cold, and should be avoided at all costs. Nothing there to see. :biggrin:

Mike, I hope you have a great time looking for those flowers. yes:

Skipjack Joe - 10-31-2011 at 12:33 PM

The Vizcaino desert really is a bit deceiving. We've been hunting lizards in baja for several years now and find that area to be one of the richest in baja. That was surprising to me because, as you said, the vegetation is really pretty minimal. Other areas seem to be better habitat but it's amazing how much you find under those low scrubs.

DianaT - 10-31-2011 at 01:55 PM

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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
The Vizcaino desert really is a bit deceiving. We've been hunting lizards in baja for several years now and find that area to be one of the richest in baja. That was surprising to me because, as you said, the vegetation is really pretty minimal. Other areas seem to be better habitat but it's amazing how much you find under those low scrubs.


Ah, our favorite lizard around these parts. Boy, do they blend in with the ground!

Skipjack Joe - 10-31-2011 at 08:28 PM

We just had a kid at the door that looked like that.
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10/31 8:30PM.

special for Halloween or Domino Pizza delivery boy-oh-boy?

Mulegena - 10-31-2011 at 11:19 PM

Spiked hair, bad complexion, big toothy grin... horns?
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We just had a kid at the door that looked like that.
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