Tag: Pools

• May Showers Bring June Flowers at South Coyote Buttes

  I’ve been out to South Coyote Buttes 5 or 6 times but never experienced the blooming desert wildflowers on display. We’ve had quite a bit of rain this spring and it shows, even in the desert.  South Coyote Buttes is on the Arizona/Utah border and is about 2o miles from the nearest paved highway.  …

  Michael Andrew Just

  June 11, 2015

  Arizona, Desert Southwest, Flowers

  Coyote Buttes, Desert, erosion, Flowers, National Monument, Pools, Sand, Sandstone, South Coyote Buttes, Vermillion Cliffs, Wildflowers

• The Very Loud Canyon Tree Frog

  Yes, this frog, only 2 inches long, can really make some noise! And it’s not a single rivet. It’s a series of rivets that have a staccato-like delivery that resembles a machine gun sound or the sound of a woodpecker pecking.  The male frog produces this sound to attract females during the spring breeding season.…

  Michael Andrew Just

  June 2, 2015

  Desert Southwest, National Parks, Utah, Zion

  Amphibians, Audio, Breeding, Canyon Tree Frogs, Desert, Digital, Frogs, Images, National Park, Photography, photos, Pools, Potholes, Sounds, Southwest, Tadpoles, utah, Wildlife, Zion

• Zion’s Many Many Pools Trail

  Up on the Eastside of Zion National Park is an unmarked and unpublicized trail that offers a different look than the rest of the park. The Many Pools Trail is exactly what the name implies. A bunch of pools or potholes carved through erosion into the soft sandstone. The recent May rains have filled the…

  Michael Andrew Just

  June 1, 2015

  Desert Southwest, National Parks, Zion

  Digital, Eastside, Images, Landscape, Many Pools, National Park, Nature, Photography, photos, Pools, Potholes, Reflections, Sandstone, Wilderness, Zion