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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Shoshone Cove Lake Mohave

Shoshone Cove Lake Mohave

Shoshone Cove is just north of the Princess Cove launch ramp at Lake Mohave Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Fishing is good for smallmouth bass and striped bass. The wash shoreline is a popular camping and fishing spot. Lake Mohave on the Arizona/Nevada is amazing...

The Twins Trail 7778

The Twins on Trail Triple Seven Eight

Trail 7778 can be accessed from highway 68 and the Old Kingman Highway. It's a very scenic ATV Jeep Trail with dramatic rock formations highlighted by twin rocks towering hundreds of feet over the trail into Arizona's Black Mountains. The Black Mountains of northwest...

Paulette and Sharon Chatting

Morning Jo

Paulette on the back patio chatting with Sharon. Pat testing the Dolly Zoom on the Anafi.

Yamaha Rhino Old Wagon Trail Ranch Corral Trail

Yamaha Rhino Old Wagon Trail Ranch Corral Trail

Yamaha Rhino on an approximate 6 mile trail beginning at the Old Ranch ruins at the end of the Old Wagon Trail. The trail follows series of old roads dating back to the late 19th and early 20th century and washes, over a rock nob, and ends at an old corral. A quarter...

Sunrise Razor ATV ride in the Arizona Black Mountains

Sunrise ATV Ride

Sunrise Razor ATV ride in the Arizona Black Mountains The Black Mountains of northwest Arizona are an extensive, mostly linear, north-south 75-mile long mountain range. It forms the north-south border of southwest Mohave County as it borders the eastern shore of the...

Wild Burros Mile West Mine Trail

Wild Burros Mile West Mine Trail

Burros — Originally from Africa (where they were called the wild ass) these pack animals were prized for their hardiness in arid country. They are sure-footed, can locate food in barren terrain and can carry heavy burdens for days through hot, dry environments. There...

Lake Havasu Bill Williams River

Lake Havasu Bill Williams River

Bill Williams River is a 46.3-mile-long river in west-central Arizona where it, along with its tributary, the Santa Maria River, form the boundary between Mohave County to the north and La Paz County to the south. Unlike most rivers in Arizona, the Bill Williams runs...

Wild Burros

Wild Burros

The wild burro was first introduced into the Desert Southwest by Spaniards in the 1500s. Wild burros have long ears, a short mane and reach a height of up to 5 feet at the shoulders. They vary in color from black to brown to gray. Originally from Africa (where they...

Lake Havasu Sand Lighthouse

Lake Havasu Sand Lighthouse

Lake Havasu City is home to more lighthouses than any other city in the U.S. These 1/3 scale replicas are actual functioning navigational aids built to the specifications of famous United States lighthouses. Two of the 25 lighthouses reside on the Nautical grounds....

Saguaro Garden

Saguaro Garden

A lush garden-like forest of Saguaro near Yucca, Arizona. The saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) 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 never...