
Flagstaff Natural: Desert cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus audubonii).

Flagstaff Natural: Desert cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus audubonii).
Flagstaff Natural: California poppy (Eschscholzia californica).
Flagstaff Natural: Wooly locoweed (Astragalus mollissimus).
Bonus etymology: The genus name Astragalus is derived from a Greek word meaning ankle bone, possibly in reference to the shape of this vetch’s leaves or seed pods. Mollissimus means soft, referring to the dense hairs on its leaves and stems.
Flagstaff Natural: Desert cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus audubonii).
Flagstaff Natural: Desert stink beetle (Eleodes sp.).
A desert stink beetle is one of many things Clint Eastwood spits on in The Outlaw Josey Wales – the spittingest movie ever filmed.

Flagstaff Natural: Desert stink beetle (Eleodes sp.).
A desert stink beetle is one of many things Clint Eastwood spits on in The Outlaw Josey Wales – the spittingest movie ever filmed.
Downtown Diner, Flagstaff, Arizona.
My early morning solo breakfast: coffee, corned beef hash, an egg over easy, and more coffee. This may become my Sunday morning routine.

Downtown Diner, Flagstaff, Arizona.
My early morning solo breakfast: coffee, corned beef hash, an egg over easy, and more coffee. This may become my Sunday morning routine.

Aspen Series, No. 5.
Aspen Series, No. 5.