Palo Verde

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...

Lake Mohave Smallmouth Bass Fishing 04-07-2021

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...

Smallmouth Bass Fishing Lake Mohave 04-02-2021

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...

Bass Fishing March 28, 2021

Cottonwood Cove Resort & Marina located right in the center. It begins at Davis Dam in Bullhead City, Arizona and is just 14 miles east of historic Searchlight, Nevada, only 45 minutes north of Laughlin and an hour south of Las Vegas.

Red Lighthouse Lake Havasu

Replicas of real lighthouses line the shore of Lake Havasu, Arizona. This beautiful scene unfolded one sunset evening in December 2019. Each of Lake Havasu’s lighthouses is a 1/3 scale replica of a famous American lighthouses, and is not a true lighthouse but instead...

Bass Fishing Jade Green Clear Water of Lake Mohave

The best time of the year to fish for striped bass is April through November with the peak in October. For largemouth bass March through June is generally best and for rainbow trout anytime they are stocked (November through March) At 647-foot elevation, the Lake...

Rainy Day Campfire

Celebating the first significant rain at Casa Codorniz in almost two years we enjoyed a campfire. Lake Mohave in the background. Lake Mohave is located south of the Hoover Dam along the Colorado River in the southern end of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. It's...

Colorado River Davis Camp Bullhead City Arizona 10-13-2020

Interested in fishing, boating, and swimming on the Colorado River? Davis Camp, outside of Bullhead City, is just what you’ve been looking for. With more than a mile and a half of shoreline, water enthusiasts will love Davis Camp. Jet Ski rentals are available during...

Desert Museum Palo Verde

The Desert Museum palo verde is a fast-growing deciduous tree of medium size that develops an upright canopy habit, 20-30 ft. tall, 20-25 ft. wide. In contrast to other types of palo verde, this cultivar has thornless chartreuse-green stems and branches. Vast numbers...

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Bass Fishing Lake Mohave April 27, 2020

Bass Fishing Lake Mohave April 27, 2020

The Smallmouth Bass spawn is winding down but the fishing is still great on Lake Mohave. Returning to New Mexico in a few days. It's been another great winter in Mohave County. Lake Mohave’s 240 miles of shoreline can be enjoyed year ’round as days are almost always...

Mohave Lakeview Ranchos

Mohave Lakeview Ranchos

Subdivision of 60 one acre tracks overlooking Lake Mohave Arizona. Lake Mohave on the Arizona/Nevada is amazing with 240 miles of shoreline, spreading 67 miles from end to end, with Cottonwood Cove Resort & Marina located right in the center. It begins at Davis...

Lake Mohave Smallmouth Bass Fishing April 16, 2020

Lake Mohave Smallmouth Bass Fishing April 16, 2020

Weather is getting hot, the water is warming to the upper 60s and the Smallmouth Bass spawn is coming to an end and the fishing is heating up on Lake Mohave. Lake Mohave’s 240 miles of shoreline can be enjoyed year ’round as days are almost always sunny. The terrain...

Lake Mohave Key West Boats

Lake Mohave Key West Boats

Lake Mohave on the Arizona/Nevada is amazing with 240 miles of shoreline, spreading 67 miles from end to end, with Cottonwood Cove Resort & Marina located right in the center. Relax at the Resort – it’s just 14 miles east of historic Searchlight, only 45 minutes...

Lake Mohave Smallmouth Bass Fishing 03-31-2020

Lake Mohave Smallmouth Bass Fishing 03-31-2020

Gin clear water, Wild Burros and sight fishing for Smallmouth Bass is classic Lake Mohave fishing! Lake Mohave on the Arizona/Nevada is amazing with 240 miles of shoreline, spreading 67 miles from end to end, with Cottonwood Cove Resort & Marina located right in...

Mojave Desert Saguaro Garden

Mojave Desert Saguaro Garden

This stand of saguaro cactus is in the Mojave Desert southwest of Kingman, Arizona. The saguaro cactus is one of the defining plants of the Sonoran Desert. These plants are large, tree-like columnar cacti that develop branches (or arms) as they age, although some...

Mojave Desert Wildflowers Anafi

Mojave Desert Wildflowers

In ordinary years when winter and early spring rains are scanty, the annual flowering plants are few; inasmuch as they are in no particular way adapted to endure shortage of water, they wilt and die a few weeks after they have sprung, as if by magic, from the barren...

Joshua Tree Forest Mt Charleston Las Vegas Nevada

Joshua Tree Forest Mt Charleston Las Vegas Nevada

The slow-growing Joshua tree, which graces much of the Mohave desert ecosystem, is probably the most famous resident of the Mt Charleston area. Named by Mormon settlers who crossed the Mojave Desert in the mid-1800s, the tree's unusual shape reminded them of the Bible...

Lee Canyon Ski Area Las Vegas, Nevada

Lee Canyon Ski Area Las Vegas, Nevada

Lee Canyon offers day-lodge facilities for 445 acres of served and hiking terrain. With 860 vertical feet of lifts served terrain, 1,919 vertical feet of hiking routes, 24 serviced snow trails and 3 lifts, plus a tubing area, it truly is Las Vegas' mountain getaway...