We missed the Outpost Days’ Golden Jubilee in Murphy, Idaho, last weekend! [sigh] This is the problem with living far from Owyhee County. [sigh]
Check out the Owyhee County Historical Society facebook page with photos of the day. My favorites are of the World Championship Horny Toad Race. Way to go, kiddos! KUDOS to the Owyhee County Historical Society!
I saw one of those horned lizards on my last desert hike south of the “Gene House” in March. According to inaturalist.org there are 18 different species of reptiles in Owyhee County. They look very interesting and even beautiful, but I can’t say I’ve met most of them…yet. They excel at patterns, and even colors. I do wonder how the horny toad’s name changed from the Desert Horned lizard. Anyone know?
Spud (that’s Gene who built the “Gene House”) says they enjoyed a ponded landscape beside their house in the Cove, until they realized the rattlesnakes were making it their regular watering hole. Darn! To think that when I’m up on the second story deck, there, I could be looking out over a lovely habitat for reptiles and amphibians, and any other water-drinking life. Well, I’ll settle for the field view, with a sweeping pivot and the green of potato field.
Now, if I can just get back there.
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