The Colorado River is one of the principal rivers in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states. The Golden Nugget Hotel &...
Pueblo Indians carved shallow hand and toe holds, or Moki steps, into rock cliffs to make a near vertical climb. The Moki Dugway, also a steep climb up a hillside, was not made by Pueblo Indians, but by miners to transport uranium. The Moki Dugway (also spelled Mokee...
Water temperature warming to the upper 60s and a few bass are still spawning. Beginning to see a few feeding with the warming water. Two state records have come from Lake Mohave; a 63 pound striped bass was caught in 2001 and a 16 lb 4 oz rainbow trout was caught in...
Overnight low air temperature of 55 degrees has the fish a little slow today. Water temperature dropped to the low 60's from upper 60's just a few days ago. The northern section of the reservoir is constrained by the steep rock walls of Black Canyon for a length of 22...
The bark of a palo verde tree is green because it's filled with chlorophyll. Unlike most trees, this plant gets a lot of photosynthesizing done through its bark. According to The Arizona Native Plant Society, only about a third of the palo verde's food is produced by...
Cool April Morning, blooming Palo Verde and hot cup of coffee. Retired Mohave Desert High Chaparral living doesn't get much better! Palo Verde Trees commonly occur in the Southwest: the foothill, yellow or littleleaf palo verde (Parkinsonia aculeata ) and the blue...
Water temperatures are warming to the mid 60s and the Smallmouth Bass are becoming more active. Crystal clear water makes the sight fishing a blast! Game fish species include smallmouth bass, striper, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, bluegill sunfish, crappie, and...
A little over a mile down wash from a flowing spring this small cave was likely used by the Mojave Indians while hunting. Obsidian flakes, pot shards, smoke stains and rocks closing openings indicate Native American use. No evidence of other caves or habitation...
At 647-foot elevation, the Lake Mohave has a total storage capacity of 1,818,300 acre-ft, a maximum depth of approximately 100 ft, and just over 28,000 surface acres with roughly half of the lake found in Arizona and half in Nevada. Game fish species include...