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From The Not So Long Way Down by Chris Pountney

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Ludo Verhoeven commented on a photo in Desert tales

Wow, that ‘s very close. If possible, drive in the middle of the road so that they can not overtake you at oncoming traffic.

5 years ago
Scott Anderson commented on a photo in Desert tales

Yow! Be careful, folks. Think thin!

5 years ago
Scott Anderson replied to a comment by Bill Shaneyfelt on a photo in Desert tales

I was going to warn him about jumping chollas myself. One affixed itself to my calf in Joshua Tree on a cycling trip, before I knew about them. When I tried to pull it off it just rolled along my leg, grabbing on in new spots. I finally got loose by grabbing it from beneath with a pair of tire levers and yanking it out. I ended up with about a hundred tiny red spots. Pretty traumatic.

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Desert tales

I will never forget kneeling on a jumping cholla section as a 10 year old!

We had to use pliers to pull the spines out of my knee! You have my sympathy!

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Desert tales

Kind of far off, but tentatively... I think they may be organ pipe cacti.

https://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Stenocereus&species=thurberi

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Desert tales

Closer shot a bit dark, but I'm more positive about dagger cactus.

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Desert tales

Not absollutely positive, but that might be dagger cactus.

https://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Stenocereus&species=gummosus

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt replied to a comment by Andrea Brown on a photo in Desert tales

Chuckle!

Fire barrel cactus is correct! But I will only charge him my usual fee... nothing extra for: -Ferrocactus gracilis-

https://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Ferocactus&species=gracilis

5 years ago
Andrea Brown commented on a photo in Desert tales

Barrel cactus ya big dummy.

I'm filling in for Bill today, although if you want the latin name you have to pay extra.

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Coco's Corner

Looks like a half-grown coyote pup.

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Coco's Corner

Baja pencil cholla.

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/274440-Cylindropuntia-tesajo/browse_photos

Very similar to the species of pencil cholla we had in AZ

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt replied to a comment by Chris Pountney on a photo in An Adventure in Latin America

Yes, I followed him through South America too! No doubt you noticed his hand... That was quite the story.

5 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in The effects of the hurricane

Brittlebush. Always a delight to see along highways a few weeks after some good rain.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encelia_farinosa

5 years ago
Chris Pountney replied to a comment by Catherine Hastings on a photo in You never know what will happen...

Thanks Catherine! Glad you enjoy! And yes, of course, we have inflatable rings. They pack down very small and hardly weigh anything. I found them in a gas station back in Montana and thought we should get them. Dea wasn't so sure we'd get much use out of them, but we have now used them a total of three times, so well worth it!

5 years ago
Chris Pountney replied to a comment by Bill Shaneyfelt on a photo in An Adventure in Latin America

True and he's got a lot of good stories too: https://www.cgoab.com/doc/niktia

5 years ago