AZ/CA vacation photos

[ArpeggioAngel]

Joe and I just returned from an almost two week vacation to California and Arizona. Spent time visiting family, doing the tourist thing, and even stopped in to meet a few CS members...
Thought I would start posting some photos as I get them edited.

First stop was Big Bear in California - hey - we had to go see the snow!!

And then to the other end of the spectrum - we stopped at Laguna Beach and Dana Point:

 

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More from Dana Point:

This guy was paddling in the harbor on a surfboard with a little boy on the front:

 

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We also stopped by Vinny's while in Cali to visit and see his collection. (If I get any of these wrong Vinny - please correct me!):

The most awesome Indigo:

Pied Bloodred:

I believe this is a Hypo Lav Blood:

Dilute:

Cinder:

Albino Rosy Boa:

Kenyan Sand Boa:

 

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We then stopped at Joshua Tree National Park on our way back to Arizona:

The first herp I spotted on the trip:

Blooms and seeds of the Joshua Tree:

Still have a LOT more photos to edit so stay tuned!!

 

[LadyOhh]

Awesome photos..

I love the Indigo He's my best friend over there.

 

[Roy Munson]

Cool photos, Katie.

Love the indigo, but that pied blood really kicks butt, eh? :eek1:

 

[Pasodama]

Fantastic photos!

(Nice snakes too).

 

[desertanimal]

Wow! All that time you spend taking pictures of lizards can really pay off, I see! LOL! Nice shot! I imagine that lizard probably looks better in your photo than he did to the naked eye! I love how you picked up the blue in him.

 

[Nanci]

Great pics! I love the Rosy Boa. Everybody loves the Indigo- I want to be different!

 

[ArpeggioAngel]

Wow! All that time you spend taking pictures of lizards can really pay off, I see! LOL! Nice shot! I imagine that lizard probably looks better in your photo than he did to the naked eye! I love how you picked up the blue in him.

LOL - that isn't even the first one we saw while we were hiking! That shot was from Joshua Tree National Park. I haven't gotten very far in my editing yet...waaaay toooo many photos to go through this time around!!

I love the Rosy Boa. Everybody loves the Indigo- I want to be different!

Loved the Indigo - can't be helped....but besides the Indigo, I was totally wanting to steal the hypo lav blood and the little cinder. That little cinder was the sweetest little snake!!
But the KSB had some amazingly wicked looking eyes!!

 

[ArpeggioAngel]

....continuing in Joshua Tree...
I had no idea what a large park it was or how beautiful it would be. Lots of wildflowers in bloom there as well as in AZ due to some rain they had received in Jan/Feb. What I thought would be just a short drive through Joshua Tree ended up being an all day adventure!

Don't know why I was frowning - wish Joe would've told me before he snapped the pic:

 

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Still have more of Joshua Tree to edit and then into Arizona....

 

[~Fluff~]

Beautiful photos. Can't wait to see the next installment.

 

[Tula_Montage]

Awesome shots Katie! That indigo is out of this world...

 

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Continuing the tour...

Free Range Cow!!

Some mustangs we saw:

We then stopped in Goldfield again which is a revamped "ghost town" for tourists.

 

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But the best thing about Goldfield is their reptile display!!

Arizona Black Rattlesnake: (deep in blue)

Arizona Blonde Tarantula:

Canebrake Rattlesnake:

Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake:

Grand Canyon Rattlesnake:

Hopi Rattlesnake:

Prairie Rattlesnake:

 

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Sonoran Sidewinder:

Sonoran Whipsnake:

Speckled Rattlesnake:

Tiger Rattlesnake:

And a couple closeups of a Western Diamondback:

 

[Snake Dave]

What wonderful and diverse photos! Great scenery and wonderful snakes, looks like you had a great day out!

All the best

David

 

[Pasodama]

More wonderful photos!

All, of them, are great.