A couple of ride pics/some other good stuff-CRAZY CHAMMY!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:24 pm

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<a Back side of South mountain....

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I did back to back 20+ miles rides(Sat/Sun...across Desert classic,up Telegraph pass and back over National to where I started-then on Sunday I did it again starting the other way...

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Looking down Telegraph pass

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Opuntia next door blooming

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THIS IS THE CRAZIEST CHAMMY I HAVE EVER SEEN!

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< Frog lovers(-:

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My bike is in the shop so,I have this 29er for a while-next to it,a fine looikng Filifera.

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Easily the fattest barrel I have seen here.

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Can you see the dust storm approaching?

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Seems a little odd for March!

Thx for looking
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canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:39 am

WHat... the... hell.... is... that?

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hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:13 am

Looked like a J-tree to me....not for sure.

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:42 pm

Nice casti flowers! I was in South Texas last weeked and hoped to see some but alas too early for them to bloom there.

And indeed, that is the oddest Chamearops palm I've ever seen a photo of!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:52 pm

hardyjim wrote:Looked like a J-tree to me....not for sure.

I agree with Jim, it's a J-tree.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:56 pm

That was the craziest med-palm I have ever seen! Thanks for sharing, I also liked the blind prickly pear (O. rufida? I think), the ones with no spines and yellow flowers.

And of course everything else looks awesome!

So when are you headed home, or are you moving?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:29 am

A few more weeks,it is still chilly for the most part where i live
and all my work is outside-so...no reason to head back yet

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:31 am

Love the crazy Chammy and the J-Tree.
Both must be sooooo old.

No surprise you've worn out your bike

Never get tired of the vistas and geology.
Incredible beauty.

Bet you've got quite the haul to take home with you.

Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:13 pm

Not to many yet but a few for sure...new Cereus peruvianus 'Monstrosus',Tricho,Boug,a big Opuntia and some small Medio picta.

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:37 am

Love this landscape. Views impossible to witness in my country. Keep the photos coming

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:16 am

Not to many yet but a few for sure...new Cereus peruvianus 'Monstrosus',Tricho,Boug,a big Opuntia and some small Medio picta.

Have you popped into any nurseries there?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:27 pm

Just the local Wal-Mart,Lowes and Home Depot... and the one @ Boyce Thompson

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:11 am

Nurseries would have trouble competing with what people already have in their yards.

Are you getting excited about your return trip?

Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:19 am

lucky1 wrote:Nurseries would have trouble competing with what people already have in their yards.

Are you getting excited about your return trip?

Barb

Not really.....I hope my plants are still there

I do have some new ones too-I think once I get going in the yard
again I will be happy to be home....I do feel the pull to go home becoming stronger though

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:46 am

do feel the pull to go home becoming stronger

Understandable, Jim.

Your stuff will be growing when you get home.
Probably poking out the top of protection

Barb

bgodwin1987 · Post by **bgodwin1987** » Tue May 27, 2014 8:16 pm

Wow nice pics, gotta love the cacti and other desert plants.