The Critters

Lizards, Bighorn Sheep, the occasional Scorpion...and why not include the flora, as well? Some of the cacti were flowering in June-July.
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Unless otherwise identified, all photos copyright 2004 by Matt.
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Saguarro cacti on the way to Lee's Ferry.

Lizard at Lee's Ferry.

Frog at the Little Colorado.

Lizard at the Little Colorado.

Bighorn Sheep.

Scorpion at the Deer Creek Camp.

Froggie at Matkanawiba.

Prickly Pear on the Thunder River - Deer Creek Trail.

Grey "Velvet Ant." These ladies are actually wasps, perpetually angry over the fact that they don't have wings. Check back for a photo, we hope, of their orange cousins.

Ocotillo Cactus ca. Mile 200, sign of the Sonoran Desert.

A bighorn sheep in the woods at Havasu Creek, Mile 157.

Lil Lizard along the trail at Havasu.

Small Barrel Cactus on the Thunder River - Deer Creek Trail.

Flowering Barrel Cactus on the Thunder River - Deer Creek Trail.

Chuckwalla on the Thunder River - Deer Creek Trail.

Crimson Monkeyflower on the Thunder River - Deer Creek Trail.

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