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CARRIZO PLAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT San Luis Obispo County 23 February 2003
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My former husband and I discovered the Carrizo and Elkhorn Plains in the early 80's. This magical place is home to endangered California Condors, Tule Elk, Pronghorn, wintering raptors, and all types of wildlife and wildflowers. Leading a small field trip, my time was devoted to looking not photographing, but I did manage to shoot a few photos. I share these with you today. Below the photos you will find a list of plants in bloom and animals seen. All photos by Email Alison Sheehey © Nature Ali All rights reserved. We spent many hours exploring every nook and cranny long before President Clinton (a true patriot - yes, Clinton haters not like treasonous Bush) declared this a National Monument. We spent years and many millions protecting this place only to have Bush decide to despoil it with oil rigs so the selfish can continue to drive their Hummers. Now to all those inclined to email me hate letters, go away and leave clean air, water, and open space to those who are smart and altruistic enough to fight for it. Your buddies Bush, Pombo, and Roberts will destroy what is left of the environment soon enough. If you are too stupid to realize that, then you have no business on my website. |
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Tidy Tips Layia platygossa Photographed off of 7 Mile Rd. in Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Tidy Tips Layia platygossa Photographed off of 7 Mile Rd. in Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Aster sp. Asteraceae Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
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Cushion Catseye Cryptantha circumscissa Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Cushion Catseye Cryptantha circumscissa Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Goldfields Lasthenia sp. Photographed off of 7 Mile Rd. in Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03
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Miniature Suncup Camissonia micrantha Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Phaecelia Phacelia sp. Photographed on road to Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Phaecelia Phacelia sp. Photographed on road to Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
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Miniature Lupine Lupinus bicolor Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Fiddleneck Amsinkia sp. Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Apiaceae Lomatium sp. Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
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Loco Weed Astragalus sp. Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. 23 Feb 03 |
Goldfields Lasthenia sp. Photographed off of 7 Mile Rd. in Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Loco Weed Astragalus sp. Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. 23 Feb 03 |
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Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Hwy 58 in the Temblors, San Luis Obispo County. 23 Feb 03 |
Fields of Gold Lasthenia sp. Photographed off of 7 Mile Rd. in Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Storksbill Filaree Erodium cicutarium Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. 23 Feb 03 |
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Pronghorn Antilocapra americana Hwy 58, California Valley , San Luis Obispo County. 23 Feb 03 |
Pronghorn Antilocapra americana Hwy 58, California Valley , San Luis Obispo County. 23 Feb 03 |
Pronghorn Antilocapra americana Hwy 58, California Valley , San Luis Obispo County. 23 Feb 03 |
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Barbara and Jessica marveling at the grandeur of Painted Rock Photographed on on the Caliente side. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Painted Rock - a spiritual gathering place for Chumash Indians for thousands of years. Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Painted Rock from the trail. Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
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Raptor nest, Painted Rock, Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Painted Rock Pictographs drawn by Chumash Indians year unknown. Photographed at Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Swallow nest, Painted Rock, Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
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Wooly Bear caterpillar Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Millipede in Barbara's hand. Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Honey Comb, Painted Rock, Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
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Jessica and her Wooly Bears. Photographed on trail to Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Jessica exploring Painted Rock Photographed at Painted Rock. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
Mary Griffin exploring the McKittrick tar seep. Photographed in McKittrick, Kern County. 23 Feb 03 |
 Pronghorn crossing sign. Notice bullet holes... is nothing sacred? Photographed on Soda Lake Rd. at Simmler Rd. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
 Could we have a few less of these and more of the sign on the left? Return to Serengeti West. Photographed on Soda Lake Rd. at Simmler Rd. Carrizo National Monument. 23 Feb 03 |
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Carrizo Plain Trip San Luis Obispo County - 23 Feb 03 |
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Flowers in bloom: Apiaceae - Lomatium sp. Goldenbush Ericamerica linearifolia Goldfields Lasthenia californica Tidy Tips - Layia platygossa Loco Weed - Astragalus sp. Blue Lupine - Lupinus sp. Purple Lupine - Lupinus sp. Miniature Lupine - Lupinus sp. Fiddleneck - Amsinkia sp. Cushion Catseye - Cryptantha circumscissa Popcorn Flower - Plagiobothrys sp. Red Maids - Calandrinia ciliata Storksbill Filaree - Erodium cicutarium Baby Blue Eyes - Nemophila menzii Phaecelia - Phacelia sp. California Poppy - Eschscholzia californica Cream Cups - Platystemon californicus
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Wildlife Seen Wooly Bear caterpillar Moths Millipede honey bee spiders Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos American Kestrel Falco sparverius Merlin Falco columbarius Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus California Quail Callipepla californica Killdeer Charadrius vociferus American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Rock Dove (I) Columba livia Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Common Raven Corvus corax Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum European Starling (I) Sturnus vulgaris American Pipit Anthus rubescens Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata California Towhee Pipilo crissalis Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis House Sparrow (I) Passer domesticus Pronghorn California Ground Squirrel Desert Cottontail |
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LINKS TO OTHER CARRIZO WEB SITES BLM Carrizo National Monument - Guy Goodwin Center: http://www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield/goodwin.html TNC - Carrizo Plain Project: http://www.tnccalifornia.org/our_proj/carrizo/index.asp Sierra Club--Santa Lucia Chapter: Carrizo Plain National Monument: http://santalucia.sierraclub.org/carrizo.html |
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