Shiny, black lizards waiting as sentinels on each fence post!
What to do on a warm day in early June when the temperatures are reaching near the century mark?
Well, I took a road-trip to Nevada’s backcountry on the Lucky Boy Pass Road and decided to try my luck with the rugged Corey Peak trail. Corey Peak stands at 10,501’ (3.201 m) and is the second highest summit in the Wassuk Range of Western Nevada.
Traversing on the narrow, winding trail to reach the summit of Corey Peak requires maneuvering through some dense growth of bushes and trees that are fed by the mountain streams.
As I ascended the trail, I stopped to marvel at the geological formations in several of the high up rock-outcroppings. What a story these rocks tell.
Up ahead the trail began to open and off the road-side I noticed a wire fence with wooden posts. A small dark shape on one of the posts caught my attention so I paused to take a look with my 200mm lens. To my surprise, it was a lizard sunning in the afternoon sunlight.
Approaching more fence posts and each one has a similar lizard resting on top, perhaps hoping for quick snack of insects or spiders.
I learned that these lizards were the Western Fence Lizards or Spiny Lizards, Sceloporus occidentalis.
Unlike their cousins, the Sagebrush Lizards, the Western Fence Lizards are not usually found in the desert. This was my first encounter with this fascinating creature which grow to around 8.4 inches, 213 mm in length.
As the day was growing long and the trail was getting narrower, I decided it was time to turn back. To me, it had been an eventful photo-adventure while I was able to observe a new critter
in the wild.
Photography places me in the moment where I can share that moment in time. It becomes a life story as represented by my interaction with the scene. The happiness and beauty or the sorrow and strife; how I focus leaves a lasting impression that might touch the viewer on a spiritual level.
What an exciting and interesting photo-adventure this day has been. I love it when I am drawn to an area and not knowing what to expect I get treated to new experiences.
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Photography places me in the moment where I can share that moment in time. It becomes a life story as represented by my interaction with the scene. The happiness and beauty or the sorrow and strife; how I focus leaves a lasting impression that might touch the viewer on a spiritual level.
"Reflecting Nature's Artistry"
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