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Desert Biogeography of Joshua Tree National Park
Stanford Sophomore College - September 2022
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Mammals
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Birds
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Bugs
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Spiders
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Butterflies and moths
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Flora
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Ocotillo
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Cactus
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Fungi
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Lichens
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Geology
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Landscapes
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Key's Ranch
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Barker Dam loop
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Mastadon Peak Trail
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Amboy Crater
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Twentynine Palms
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28 Palm Ranch
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Purifoy Desert Museum
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Group shots
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Bob and friends
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28 Palms
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Sun, moon, stars
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Palm Springs
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Group shots
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Faculty and staff
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Itinerary
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Biogeography of Joshua Tree National Park course
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Joshua Tree July 2022
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Joshua Tree December 2021
Reptiles
Sidewinder
Lizard
Charles Walla
Chuckwalla
Chuckwalla in cave
Frog at sea
Birds
Scrub jay
Common raven
Mr. and Mrs. Gambel
Sparrow with grasshopper
Mammals
Spiders
Dinner time for spidey
Black widow time
Widower
Weaver and prey
Butterflies and moths
Hairstreak
Hairstreak
Swallowtail
Carol lina
Caterface
White lina
Moth face
Larva on cholla flower
Grasshopper on creosote gall
Ants eating grasshopper
Wasps on fan palm
Bug on pod
Crazy fox with its tongue out
Mantis
Mantis
Aphids
Flora
Ocotillo
Ocotillo flower
Ocotillo flower in September
Cactus
A barrel of fun
Beaver tail
Cholla
Joshua Tree
Young Joshua Trees
Joshua Trees and boulders
Acorn
Buckwheat
Desert trumpet
Desert trumpet
Cat's claw
Mesquite beans
Mistle toehold
Amaranth
Before the fire
Chinchy
Brittlebush
Sacred datura
Spikey
Cottonwood
Pinion in boulders
Creosote seed
Creosote flower
Creosote gall and seed
Berry of service
Pod
Willow
Coyote melon
Jojoba
Fungi, lichens, slime mold
Shag
Mushroom
Geology
Tafoni
Tafoni
Round boulder
Cap rock
Arch rock
Heart rock
Landscapes
View from the top
Solar array
Jumbled boulders
49 Palms Oasis
California hills
Cloudscape
The end of the world
Key's Ranch
Willy's truck
A vane look at Keys Ranch
Bottles
Indigenous mortar
Barker Dam
Stone trough
Flash flood
Mastadon Peak Trail
Mine
Bob at mine
Mine
Stay afloat
Purifoy Desert Museum
Adrian's Little Theatre
Tray bien
Amboy crater
The crater
Amazon delivery
Lava
Trail
Sparse growth
Rock star
Big Morongo
Twentynine Palms
Sign
Farmers Market, Twentynine Palms
The Market
Singer
Zucchini
Bread
Desert Art - what is wrong with these photos?
Answer: Saguaro don't grow in Joshua Tree
Twentynine Palms Farmers Market
Desert Biogeography of Joshua Tree National Park
September 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
28 Palms Ranch
Morning yurt
My inner yurt
Marc Mahan explains
Joe Zarki explains
Nick explains
Jay explains
Joe and Felix
Bob and Joe
Bob and Andres
Amboy exuberance
Bob cleaving rocks
Heart rock
Arch-ival Bob
Bob bag
Rat pack
Bob and Sonny
Bob and Alessandro
Sunglass selfie
Bob and Laurie
Sun, moon, and stars
As the moon rises
As the moon sets
As the sun sets
As the sun sets
Joshua and the way of the milk
The yurt sky
Palm Spring International Airport
Bighorn sheep
Chihuly
Group shots
Group shot with James Kaiser
Group shot with Mattias Lanas
Group shot with Dayo Mitchell
Group shot with Cheryl Resnick
Group shot with Michel Digonnet
Group shot with Alison Shoup
Group shot with Nick and Jay
Group shot with Joe Zarki
Group shot with Marc and Leanne
Group shot with Dave Smith
Group shot with Ralph Megna at GMARS
Group shot with Andres Bustamante
Group shot with Alessandro Grippo
Group shot with Alison Shoup
Group shot with 28 Palms gang
Group shot with Laurie Aselin
Desert Biogeography of Joshua Tree National Park itinerary - September 5-23, 2022
September 5, 2022 Monday - Day 1 - Stanford
- Introductions - Wilber Field
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September 6, 2022 Tuesday - Day 2 - Stanford
- Initially, the classroom door was locked
- Definitions, context, guidelines - Robert Siegel - McMurtry Building
- Group Lunch - Arrillaga
- James Kaiser by zoom from Montana
- Pool time and opening dinner at Arcadia Place
- SCAs ordered pizza
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September 7, 2022 Wednesday - Day 3 - Stanford
- 9:30 class meet up
- Summary - Jo
- Student presentations - Jo, Eva, Liam Sophie
- Group Lunch
- Mattias Lanas by zoom from PNG
- Bobba bonding activity
- Arizona Cactus Garden
- David Smith by zoom from Joshua Tree NP - in the dorm lounge
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September 8, 2022 Thursday - Day 4 - Stanford
- 9:30 class meet up
- Summary - Reese
- Student presentations
- Group Lunch
- Dayo Mitchell - in person - McMurtry 11 am
- Student presentations - Mariel, Felix, Reese, Zinnia
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September 9, 2022 Friday - Day 5 - Stanford
- 9:30 class meet up
- Summary - Hannah
- Cheryl Resnick - zoom frm East Peoria, Illinois
- Student presentations - Lucia, Angela
- Group Lunch
- Michel Digonnet - in person - McMurtry
- SoCo picnic - Stanford
- Packing
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September 10, 2022 Saturday - Day 6 - Stanford to Palm Springs to 28 Palms Ranch
- Lyft to SFO - meet group at airport
- Fly to Palm Spring International
- Car Rental
- Drive to Yucca Valley
- Stop at Walmart to get groceries
- Drive to 28 Palms Ranch
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September 11, 2022 Sunday - Day 7 - Joshua Tree
- Group breakfast by Laurie Aselin
- Keys Ranch tour with Rangers Marc Mahan and Leanne
- Lunch at Hidden Valley
- Drive to Barker Dam
- Barker Dam loop in the rain
- Drive back to 28 Palms Ranch
- Group dinner
- Free time
- Summary (Liam) and observations
- Optional night walk - scorpions, rattlesnake
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September 12, 2022 Monday - Day 8 - Joshua Tree
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- Group breakfast by Laurie
- Indian Cove Day Parking - Rattlesnake Canyon Wash
- Drive to meet rangers at North Entrance, introductions
- Climate change outing and presentation by Nick Graver and Jay Goodwin
- Twin Tanks, Ocotillo Patch, Smoke Tree Wash, Juniper Flats
- Encounter with 3 legged coyote
- Drive back to 28 Palms Ranch
- Group Dinner
- Summary (Felix) and observations
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September 13, 2022 Tuesday - Day 9 - Joshua Tree
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- Take out breakfast from Starbucks
- Drive to West Entrance to meet Joe Zarki
- Outing with Joe Zarki
- Maze Loop trail
- Barker Dam Trail
- Late lunch at Hidden Valley
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September 14, 2022 Wednesday - Day 10 - Joshua Tree
- Group breakfast with catering from Laurie
- Work session
- 49 Palms Oasis trail
- Chuckwalla encounter
- Student presentations
- Sky's the Limit Observatory with Ranger David Larson, Darryl Shade, and Anne Congdon (STL President)
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September 15, 2022 Thursday - Day 11 - Joshua Tree
- Walk and talk with Jay and Nick
- Juniper Flats
- Noah Purifoy Desert Museum
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September 16, 2022 Friday - Day 12 - Joshua Tree
- Drive to Cottonwood
- Lost Palms Oasis hike
- Rattlesnake in oasis
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September 17, 2022 Saturday - Day 13 - Joshua Tree
- Farmer's Market
- Meet up with Dave Smith and John Evans
- Drive to Amboy Crater
- Talk and hike with Alessandro Grippo
- Group Dinner at 28 Palms Ranch
- Student presentations
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September 18, 2022 Sunday - Day 14 - Joshua Tree
- Big Morongo Canyon - 2 cars go at separate times
- Photography quail near West Entrance
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- Night walk - scorpions
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September 19, 2022 Monday - Day 15 - Joshua Tree
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- Black widow in shower
- Drive to Goat Mountain
- Talk by Ralph Megna
- Spaghetti dinner at GMARS prepared by Ralph
- Telescope observation of celestial objects
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September 20, 2022 Tuesday - Day 16 - Joshua Tree
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- Indian Cove
- Swim and BBQ at Superintendant David Smith's house
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September 21, 2022 Wednesday - Day 17 - Joshua Tree
- Drive to Cottonwood entrance
- Talk and walk conducted by Andres Bustamante
- Desert tortoise on trail
- Hike up Mastadon Peak
- Drive to Mohave area for sunset among the Joshua Trees
- Late dinner - order take-out
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September 22, 2022 Thursday - Day 18 - Joshua Tree
- Hidden Valley walk with Alison
- Hike up Ryan Mountain
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- Closing dinner at Kitchen in the Desert - 29 Palms
- Night walk - larger sidewinder
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September 23, 2022 Friday - Day 19 - 28 Palms Ranch to Palm Springs Airport to SFO
- Pack up
- Breakfast
- Drive to Palm Springs International Airport
- Stop for gas
- Group Lunch at the airport
- Alaska airlines flight to SFO
- Lyft home
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Robert Siegel - course director - September 5-23, 2022
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James Kaiser - zoom from Calispel - September 6, 2022
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Mattias Lanas - zoom from PNG - September 7, 2022
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David Smith - zoom from Joshua Tree National Park - September 7, 2022, in Joshua Tree - September 20, 2022
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Dayo Mitchell - McMurtry - September 8, 2022
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Cheryl Resnick - zoom from East Peoria, Illinois - September 9, 2022
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Michel Digonnet - McMurtry - September 9, 2022
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Marc Mahan (and Leanne) - Keyes Ranch - September 11, 2022
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Nick Graver - Twin Tanks, Ocotillo Patch, Smoke Tree wash, Juniper Flats - September 12, 2022; Hiked California Hiking and Riding Trail - September 15, 2022
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Jay Goodwin - Twin Tanks, Ocotillo Patch, Smoke Tree wash, Juniper Flats - September 12, 2022; Hiked California Hiking and Riding Trail - September 15, 2022
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Joe Zarki - Maze Loop and Barker Dam trails - September 13, 2022
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Dave Larson - Sky's the Limit Observatory - September 14, 2022
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Darryl Shade - Sky's the Limit Observatory - September 14, 2022
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Ann Congdon - Sky's the Limit Observatory President - September 14, 2022
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Alessandro Grippo - Amboy Crater - September 17, 2022
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Ralph Megna - GMARS - September 19, 2022
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Andres Bustamante - Cottonwood, Mastadon Peak - September 21, 2022
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Alison Shoup - Hidden Valley - September 22, 2022
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Sophia Nesamoney
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Iso Nairn
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Erin Stevenson
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Cowboy
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Chad
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Maribel
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Bertie
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Laurie Aselin
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Created: September 24, 2022 (from joshuatree2022.html)
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