• Sunset at Lake Mead's Boulder Basin

    Lake Mead

    National Recreation Area AZ,NV

Mammals

Desert Big Horn Sheep

Desert bighorn sheep

Against a backdrop of bare desert mountains and dry slopes, one would expect to find few mammals, but this is not the case. However, for the most part, the mammals of the region are out after nightfall, and thus are not seen except by travelers crossing the desert after dark.

Did You Know?

Sunset in a Wilderness Area

"It is not the language of painters but the language of nature to which one has to listen." -- Vincent Van Gogh