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Cheyenne Mountain, Summerlin (Las Vegas) Nevada

 

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Cheyenne Mountain

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Nevada USA

February 16, 2025  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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Liberty Bell Arch, Colorado River Overlook

Lake Mead Recreation Area, Arizona USA

April 5, 2025  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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Boot Boulder, Willow Springs

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Nevada USA

April 12, 2025  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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Desert Rockcress [Flower]

Freckled Milkvetch [Flower]

Manzanita [Flower]

Mormon Tea [Flower]

Redbud 1 [Flower]

Redbud 2 [Flower]

Tuber Anemone 1 [Flower]

Tuber Anemone 2 [Flower]

Utah Desert Parsley [Flower]

Utah Penstemon [Flower]

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Little Zion via Mountain Springs

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Spring Mountains, Nevada USA

April 20, 2025  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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First Creek

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Nevada USA

April 26, 2025  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

Amsonia [Flower]

Blackbrush [Flower]

Brittlebrush 1 [Flower]

Brittlebrush 2 [Flower]

Bush Penstemon 1 [Flower]

Bush Penstemon 2 [Flower]

Desert Hyacinth [Flower]

Desert Marigold [Flower]

Globemallow [Flower]

Hedgehog Cactus [Flower]

Mexican Bladdersage [Flower]

Mormon Tea 1 [Flower]

Mormon Tea 2 [Flower]

Narrowleaf Yerba Santa [Flower]

Paintbrush 1 [Flower]

Paintbrush 2 [Flower]

Purple Sage 1 [Flower]

Purple Sage 2 [Flower]

Rattlesnake Weed [Flower]

Scarlet Gaura [Flower]

Straggling Mariposa Lily [Flower]

Wild Rhubarb [Flower]

Winter Fat 1 [Flower]

Winter Fat 2 [Flower]

Yellow Woolly Daisy [Flower]

 

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Buckskin Cliff Shadows

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Spring Mountains, Nevada USA

April 27, 2025  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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Kingbird

Beavertail Pricky Pear [Flower]

Bladdersage [Flower]

California Buckwheat [Flower]

Cheesebush [Flower]

Creosote [Flower]

Desert Pepperweed [Flower]

Desert Pincushion [Flower]

Hedgehog Cactus 1 [Flower]

Hedgehog Cactus 2 [Flower]

Hedgehog Cactus 3 [Flower]

Indigo Bush 1 [Flower]

Indigo Bush 2 [Flower]

Mesquite [Flower]

Odora [Flower]

Ratany [Flower]

Silver Cholla 1 [Flower]

Silver Cholla 2 [Flower]

Silver Cholla 3 [Flower]

Suncup [Flower]

Threadleaf Groundsel 1 [Flower]

Threadleaf Groundsel 2 [Flower]

White Bursage 1 [Flower]

White Bursage 2 [Flower]

WinterFat [Flower]

Yellow Woolly Daisy [Flower]

 

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Blue Diamond Hill

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Nevada USA

May 3, 2025  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

Brittlebrush 1 [Flower]

Brittlebrush 2 [Flower]

Buckwheat [Flower]

Cheesebush [Flower]

Cliff Rose [Flower]

Cryptantha [Flower]

Desert Four O'Clock 1 [Flower]

Desert Four O'Clock 2 [Flower]

Globemallow [Flower]

Indigo Bush [Flower]

Lilac Sunbonnet [Flower]

Mojave Aster [Flower]

Purple Sage [Flower]

Atlantis Fritillary [Butterfly]

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Lucky Strike Road

Kyle Canyon Road, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Nevada USA

May 10, 2025  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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Skull Canyon, Vegas Overlook [aka Muffins]

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Nevada USA

May 11, 2025  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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Guardian Angel Pass, Calico Hills, Calico Basin (hike)

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Nevada USA

May 17, 2025  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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Alkali Mariposa Lily [Flower]

Cliff Rose [Flower]

Desert Calico 1 [Flower]

Desert Calico 2 [Flower]

Desert Trumpet [Flower]

Dogweed [Flower]

Eastern Mojave Buckwheat 1 [Flower]

Eastern Mojave Buckwheat 2 [Flower]

Fremont Phacelia [Flower]

Honey Mesquite 1 [Flower]

Honey Mesquite 2 [Flower]

Indigobush [Flower]

Narrowleaf Yerba Santa [Flower]

Paperflower [Flower]

Ratany 1 [Flower]

Ratany 2 [Flower]

Gambel's Quail [Bird]

Gambel's Quail calling [Youtube Video]

 

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