Our campsite in the morning.
		We start the day with an exercise in desert plants.  A few line transects later and we establish that we are camping out amidst creosote, yucca and a lot of other small stuff. We might not remember the plants, but know how to use the field guides, and that's a start! Jason and Beth go AWOL for a few hours on a hour long hike. Jason claims that the lizards led them astray... We spend the afternoon in a semi- ghost town a few miles east, which turns out to be a major tourist trap.  Two saloons, plenty of antique stores and a gold mine as scenic backdrop. Oh, yes, plenty of tourists too.
Plant ID exercise at Red Rock Canyon
Beth and Vickie setting up their line transect.	Its got to be somewhere in here - why did you have to pick the smallest one?
Red Rock Canyon hike.
We visit a semi-ghost town and tourist trap...	Jeff, Mark and Steve in the local saloon.	Beth did it again - best salsa on the trip.
Evening clouds over Red Rock Canyon
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