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Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – Nevada

Images of Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – Southwestern Nevada, taken in April 2021.

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge protects some of the worlds most endangered species of endemic pupfish and their habitats. Once part of a large system of shallow lakes and rivers, this area has evolved over time to a more arid desert region with only a few small isolated springs. These scattered springs continue to support life to include the pupfish that were trapped here during the retreat of the water over the last 11,000 years.

I came to the eastern side of the Amargosa Range to visit Death Valley National Park and found myself staying just a few miles from this important national refuge. It was incredible to come upon these crystal-clear springs in this arid hostile desert. The spring water is so unbelievably clear and it was a thrill to see the tiny endangered pupfish which are found nowhere else on earth.
The refuge, with mountains in the distance, through a railing in Ash Meadows NWR
The refuge, with mountains in the distance, through a railing in Ash Meadows NWR 		The clear blue water of Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR
The clear blue water of Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR		 The view across Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR
The view across Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR		 Ash Meadows Amargosa Pupfish in Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR
Ash Meadows Amargosa Pupfish in Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR		 Amargosa Pupfish in Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR
Amargosa Pupfish in Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR
Non-native Western Mosquitofish in Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR
Non-native Western Mosquitofish in Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR		 The Amargosa Range in Death Valley NP as viewed through Ash Meadows NWR
The Amargosa Range in Death Valley NP as viewed through Ash Meadows NWR		 The landscape near Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR
The landscape near Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR		 Water draining away from Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR
Water draining away from Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR		 The view of the mountains from Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR
The view of the mountains from Crystal Spring in Ash Meadows NWR
The Kings Pool at Point of Rocks in Ash Meadows NWR
The Kings Pool at Point of Rocks in Ash Meadows NWR		 Amargosa Pupfish, bright blue during the mating season, in the Kings Pool in Ash Meadows NWR
Amargosa Pupfish, bright blue during the mating season, in the Kings Pool in Ash Meadows NWR		 View across the Kings Pool at Point of Rocks in Ash Meadows NWR
View across the Kings Pool at Point of Rocks in Ash Meadows NWR		 Endangered Amargosa Pupfish in the Kings Pool in Ash Meadows NWR
Endangered Amargosa Pupfish in the Kings Pool in Ash Meadows NWR		 Amargosa Pupfish approaches a grasshopper in the Kings Pool in Ash Meadows NWR
Amargosa Pupfish approaches a grasshopper in the Kings Pool in Ash Meadows NWR
Native American limestone grindstone at Point of Rocks in Ash Meadows NWR
Native American limestone grindstone at Point of Rocks in Ash Meadows NWR		 Rugged mountains as viewed from Point of Rocks in Ash Meadows NWR
Rugged mountains as viewed from Point of Rocks in Ash Meadows NWR		 Lizard at Point of Rocks in Ash Meadows NWR
Lizard at Point of Rocks in Ash Meadows NWR		 The Amargosa Range viewed across the Crystal Reservoir in Ash Meadows NWR
The Amargosa Range viewed across the Crystal Reservoir in Ash Meadows NWR		 Birds on an island in the Crystal Reservoir in Ash Meadows NWR
Birds on an island in the Crystal Reservoir in Ash Meadows NWR
Well camouflaged Horned Toad on the white shores of the Crystal Reservoir in Ash Meadows NWR
Well camouflaged Horned Toad on the white shores of the Crystal Reservoir in Ash Meadows NWR		 Horned Toad blending in on the white shores of the Crystal Reservoir in Ash Meadows NWR
Horned Toad blending in on the white shores of the Crystal Reservoir in Ash Meadows NWR		 The Longstreet Spring in Ash Meadows NWR
The Longstreet Spring in Ash Meadows NWR		 The Jack Longstreet Cabin in Ash Meadows NWR
The Jack Longstreet Cabin in Ash Meadows NWR		 Dead tree near the Longstreet Cabin in Ash Meadows NWR
Dead tree near the Longstreet Cabin in Ash Meadows NWR

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Pam 13-May-2021 15:23
Stunning photos! Death Valley is on our short list of places to visit.
Greg Temple 08-May-2021 15:52
Amazing images Jerry.
Death Valley has always been a favorite of mine.
Glad you are back on the move!
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