1) Javelina: If you are lucky, you may meet a herd of Javelina in Red Rock Country. Javelina (hah-vel-EEN-a), live in desert scrub and feed mainly on prickly pear cactus. Javelina usually feed at night during hot summer months but are active in the day during cooler months. Javelina do not see well but have a great sense of smell which helps them find tubers deep underground. While not aggressive, they have sharp canines that can inflict a nasty bite (keep your dogs leashed). P.S. The picture is poor but we were shooting it from the car up a long driveway where the heard of 15 - 20 of these rather large beasts were being fed by the owners of the 'estate'. There were a couple of little babies too. Had we known before I read about them being non agressive, I may have gotten out of the car.
2) Prickly Pear or a variety of the same, bare fruit. I would suggest (my expertise comes from experience), that you do not handle the fruit of the prickly pear. Appearing innocent, the fine little peach like fuss thorns actually pierce the skin and are almost impossible to see or get out. Unlike a splinter, tweezers would only do the job if you also had a magnifying glass.
3) We are calling the dirt road that begins at the end of Verde Valley School Road (the road on which we reside), 'Red Rock Road'. The fine packed red rock dust/gravel is compacted just like any dirt road back home although when damp from a recent rain, is real pretty.
4) Longer days in Red Rock Country. This photo was taken at 4:55 pm our time. 3:55 pm in British Columbia.
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