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Amistad Reservoir National Recreation Area

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:34 am
by Dagave
Amistad Reservoir forms on the U.S. /Mexico border from a dammed section of the Rio Grande River just west of Del Rio. The Devils River, Pecos River, and several creeks also feed directly into the reservoir.
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Re: Amistad Reservoir National Recreation Area

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:40 am
by Dagave
ImageFerocactus hamatacanthus var. sinuatus Image Escobaria runyoniiImageImageImageEchinocereus coccineus var. paucispinus ImageImage
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Re: Amistad Reservoir National Recreation Area

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:46 am
by Dagave
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Re: Amistad Reservoir National Recreation Area

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:06 am
by MikeInOz
I feel I just had a weekend away.

Re: Amistad Reservoir National Recreation Area

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 6:39 am
by ohugal
Beautiful. Was there a shaded place where you could lie down and take a rest? Or is this not permitted?

Re: Amistad Reservoir National Recreation Area

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 7:28 pm
by Tom in Tucson
Dagave wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:40 am ImageFerocactus hamatacanthus var. sinuatus Image Escobaria emskoetterianaImageImageImageEchinocereus coccineus var. paucispinus ImageImage
Image Opuntia atrispina Image
Good shots of what was once called Escobaria bella, but is just a western form of what I still call Escobaria runyonii (for various reasons).

Re: Amistad Reservoir National Recreation Area

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:37 am
by Dagave
MikeInOz wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:06 am I feel I just had a weekend away.
ohugal wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 6:39 am Beautiful. Was there a shaded place where you could lie down and take a rest? Or is this not permitted?
Thanks, there were covered picnic areas you could stop and eat, rest, etc.

Tom in Tucson wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 7:28 pm
Good shots of what was once called Escobaria bella, but is just a western form of what I still call Escobaria runyonii (for various reasons).
Thanks. Sorry, I remember you mentioning that. I had it documented it as Escobaria emskoetteriana from another source. I’ll revise it based on the fact your information is always accurate.

Re: Amistad Reservoir National Recreation Area

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:01 pm
by Tom in Tucson
Dagave wrote: Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:37 am
MikeInOz wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:06 am I feel I just had a weekend away.
ohugal wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 6:39 am Beautiful. Was there a shaded place where you could lie down and take a rest? Or is this not permitted?
Thanks, there were covered picnic areas you could stop and eat, rest, etc.

Tom in Tucson wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 7:28 pm
Good shots of what was once called Escobaria bella, but is just a western form of what I still call Escobaria runyonii (for various reasons).
Thanks. Sorry, I remember you mentioning that. I had it documented it as Escobaria emskoetteriana from another source. I’ll revise it based on the fact your information is always accurate.
Thx for your confidence in my (somewhat radical) naming preferences. I wouldn't go so far as to think I'm always accurate, and I usually don't use the most current (in vogue) naming conventions, but to misquote Shakespeare "A rose by any other name ....