Death Valley: 2016 Bioblitz!

The day of the BioBlitz, there were so many visitors and not enough parking at Salt Creek that people needed to shuttle in. The temperatures were in the 70s. It was going to be a busy day for the presenters....

Much time was spent at the "Arts & Crafts" booth.....

Ava's pupfish masterpiece :) 

Bryan, Meg, and Jon were busy at their booth interpreting to visitors....

We did a variety of activities at Salt Creek. Of course, this place is most known for the pupfish.....

Official introduction:

Face-painting....

Bryan's guided reptile walk was a great success. They found a variety of species of lizards around the area.....

Bryan in his element :)

Mohave Max:

The following day, we returned to Salt Creek to clean up before heading back home.....

Bryan and I have explored other areas of Death Valley many, many years ago (before kids). It was cool to bring our terrific trio here. Ah, memories. Much has happened as the years have flashed by. Haha.

What a great weekend! We just scratched the surface of Death Valley. We have an urge to go back and explore again. Someday. This was also an educational trip for the kids. Ava is working hard on her science project. It was wonderful to see a super bloom of flowers in this vast desert.