42 km and 3 tortoises.
Plus desert thunderstorms, snowy peaks, and the start of long hot days.
More pictures up on picasa

Another 48 km and 2 more tortoises.
This week we transitioned from the Piute valley south of Vegas to Coyote Springs in the north. Coyote Springs is amazing tortoise habitat and is incredibly beautiful, sadly it's slated for condos and golf courses, oh and parts of Piute are claimed for new gold mines--thank you USA for public land auctions and 130 year old mining law.
It rained here this weekend, which brought the aroma of the desert into Vegas.
I did a little hiking yesterday and for the second time this spring found myself in the snow on top of Turtlehead mountain.
Every day in the field is new and exciting--tortoises, rattlesnakes, lizards, mountains, wildflowers, fossils, cacti, helicopters, and grand vistas. Like I say everyday as we set up camp, not a bad job at all.
I posted some new photos on Picasa.

Spring in Southern Nevada

Instead of going on too much about some of the things I've been up to out here I thought a few photos could do the talking.
They should be in a slideshow on the side of the page--I'm not fully sure how this thing works but I thought it would be worth a shot.
Field season is now underway--from this point on I'll only be living in Vegas on the weekends, out in the country the rest of the time.
So far 30 km covered--with one tortoise.
40 more transects to go.