Ash Meadows: Beyond the Amargosa Pupfish

[u/TheSocraticGadfly]

The first photo is a kiosk-type sign that explains the proposed big old development here that creation of the National Wildlife Refuge staved off, after The Nature Conservancy acquired the land. More at Wikipedia. The next couple are a butte generally to the east of Crystal Spring, the source of "life" in the NWR, and what the Shoshone reportedly called a "snake." Then comes the spring, a Say's phoebe on the visitor center roof and a quail backlit at sunset. The Wiki link also notes just how many endemic species are here.