Anxious for some early morning light and something green in the grassland, Petey remembers an early blooming wildflower to look for in the nearby hills.
The scientific name for our gopher snake (or gophersnake. I’ve seen it written both ways) is Pituophis catenifer. The genus name looks like a...
Petey finds everything he needs outside his back door.
The riparian woodland Ms. Mesquitey and I were hiking in is at around 6,000 ft. in elevation. I think that may be the upper...
