Salt Lake City to Yuma, Arizona

Salt Lake City

Rest stop overlooking salt flats, Utah

Painted Desert Trail
Imperial Wildlife Refuge, Arizona

Painted Desert Trail

Painted Desert Trail

We've spent the last two days in Yuma and 3 days before that near the Imperial Wildlife Refuge just north of here, hacking our way through just 300 meters of vegetation in 16 hours. Fun! But now we have a better idea of what to expect out of our aerial photographs and the harder ranked plots in general. Lots of birds around, including a bold roadrunner, Gambel's quail, and Say's phoebes. They are still all winter residents, the migrants haven't made their way here yet.