Fly Geyser, Black Rock Desert, NV
Fly Geyser, Black Rock Desert, NV

Man-made geyser while drilling for water will flow until the aquifer is exhausted.

Badwater Basin Springs, Mojave Desert, CA
Badwater Basin Springs, Mojave Desert, CA

Located in Death Valley this spring is the terminus of the Amargosa underground river.

BoreholeSprings, Mojave Desert, CA
BoreholeSprings, Mojave Desert, CA

Water-seeking man-made borehole created springs.

Unnamed Spring, Colorado Plateau, AZ
Unnamed Spring, Colorado Plateau, AZ

Remains of pioneer trading post on the Mormon Honeymoon trail and sometime drinking water for local ranches.

Quitobaquito Springs, Sonoran Desert, AZ
Quitobaquito Springs, Sonoran Desert, AZ

Located at the US Mexico border indigenous people depended on these waters for twelve thousand years in this driest part of Arizona. Today still sacred to the modern Tohono O’odham tribe.

Unnamed Seep, Northern Mojave Desert, NV
Unnamed Seep, Northern Mojave Desert, NV

Donkey standing by Rabbit Brush at hoof-trampled seep.

Quitovac Springs, Sonoran Desert, Mexico
Quitovac Springs, Sonoran Desert, Mexico

Heavily altered pool at sacred spring site on the O’odham tribe’s Salt Pilgrimage Trail.

Longstreet Spring,  Mojave Desert, NV
Longstreet Spring, Mojave Desert, NV

Restored spring part of the largest remaining intact oasis in the Mojave now threatened by proposed Lithium mine on Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge border.

Pinto East Hot Springs, Black Rock Desert, Great Basin, NV
Pinto East Hot Springs, Black Rock Desert, Great Basin, NV

Used by indigenous Newe and Numic peoples for over 6,000 years, modern scientists search hyper-saline, extremely hot waters for new medicinal compounds.

Atwood Ranch Springs #3, #4, #7, Upper Mojave Desert, NV
Atwood Ranch Springs #3, #4, #7, Upper Mojave Desert, NV

Artesian spring-fed field on conservation land where plans for high power tension lines will be located to transfer electrical power from rural counties to cities in the West.

Liston Seep, Colorado Plateau, UT
Liston Seep, Colorado Plateau, UT

Abandoned livestock watering tank, UT

Weimer Springs, Colorado Plateau, AZ
Weimer Springs, Colorado Plateau, AZ

Accidental fly-over forest fire-retardant drop into a spring. The chemicals take several years to resolve.

Agua Caliente, Sonoran Desert, AZ
Agua Caliente, Sonoran Desert, AZ

Original pool of once thriving springs after many years of anthropogenic alterations and severe drought.

Bog Hot Springs, Great Basin Desert, NV
Bog Hot Springs, Great Basin Desert, NV

Water mining at anthropogenically dredged spring.

Willow Creek Spring-fed Amargosa Underground River, Mojave Desert, CA
Willow Creek Spring-fed Amargosa Underground River, Mojave Desert, CA
Rogers Spring, Mojave Desert, NV
Rogers Spring, Mojave Desert, NV

Restored spring, saved from becoming a 20,000 unit residential development on a rainy day/

Devil's Ink Well, Chihuahuan Desert, NM
Devil's Ink Well, Chihuahuan Desert, NM

Ancient Centote, (sink-hole) in Bottomless Lakes State Park a popular place to scuba dive in the desert.

Blue Hole Cienaga, Chihuahuan Desert
Blue Hole Cienaga, Chihuahuan Desert

Rescued cienega to protect endangered New Mexico Pecos Sunflower.

Blue Hole, Chihuahuan Desert, NM
Blue Hole, Chihuahuan Desert, NM

Iconic natural sinkhole 80 feet deep is a popular dive spot in the largest hot desert in North America.

Dyke Hot Springs Three Tubs and a Bath Mat, Black Rock Desert, Great Basin, NV
Dyke Hot Springs Three Tubs and a Bath Mat, Black Rock Desert, Great Basin, NV
Wild Bath Spring, An Altered Spring, Mojave Desert, CA
Wild Bath Spring, An Altered Spring, Mojave Desert, CA

Prospectors in the 19th century looked for palm trees as their water source and bathing place when crossing the Mojave Desert. Tourists enjoy them today.

Pat Tub # 1, Colorado Plateau, AZ
Pat Tub # 1, Colorado Plateau, AZ

Captured, piped spring water storage tank for livestock watering and fire suppression.

MC Springs, Southern Mojave Desert , CA.
MC Springs, Southern Mojave Desert , CA.

Fence protected spring home of the endangered Mojave Tui fish on important indigenous and pioneer water stop Old Spanish Trail from Santa Fe, NM to Los Angeles, CA.

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Corn Creek Springs.jpg
Burro Cienaga Chihuahuan Desert, NM
Burro Cienaga Chihuahuan Desert, NM

A rare restored marsh-wetland on of the few reamining Cienagas in the Southwest.

Fly Geyser, Black Rock Desert, NV
Badwater Basin Springs, Mojave Desert, CA
BoreholeSprings, Mojave Desert, CA
Unnamed Spring, Colorado Plateau, AZ
Quitobaquito Springs, Sonoran Desert, AZ
Unnamed Seep, Northern Mojave Desert, NV
Quitovac Springs, Sonoran Desert, Mexico
Longstreet Spring,  Mojave Desert, NV
Pinto East Hot Springs, Black Rock Desert, Great Basin, NV
Atwood Ranch Springs #3, #4, #7, Upper Mojave Desert, NV
Liston Seep, Colorado Plateau, UT
Weimer Springs, Colorado Plateau, AZ
Agua Caliente, Sonoran Desert, AZ
Bog Hot Springs, Great Basin Desert, NV
Willow Creek Spring-fed Amargosa Underground River, Mojave Desert, CA
Rogers Spring, Mojave Desert, NV
Devil's Ink Well, Chihuahuan Desert, NM
Blue Hole Cienaga, Chihuahuan Desert
Blue Hole, Chihuahuan Desert, NM
Dyke Hot Springs Three Tubs and a Bath Mat, Black Rock Desert, Great Basin, NV
Wild Bath Spring, An Altered Spring, Mojave Desert, CA
Pat Tub # 1, Colorado Plateau, AZ
MC Springs, Southern Mojave Desert , CA.
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Burro Cienaga Chihuahuan Desert, NM
Fly Geyser, Black Rock Desert, NV

Man-made geyser while drilling for water will flow until the aquifer is exhausted.

Badwater Basin Springs, Mojave Desert, CA

Located in Death Valley this spring is the terminus of the Amargosa underground river.

BoreholeSprings, Mojave Desert, CA

Water-seeking man-made borehole created springs.

Unnamed Spring, Colorado Plateau, AZ

Remains of pioneer trading post on the Mormon Honeymoon trail and sometime drinking water for local ranches.

Quitobaquito Springs, Sonoran Desert, AZ

Located at the US Mexico border indigenous people depended on these waters for twelve thousand years in this driest part of Arizona. Today still sacred to the modern Tohono O’odham tribe.

Unnamed Seep, Northern Mojave Desert, NV

Donkey standing by Rabbit Brush at hoof-trampled seep.

Quitovac Springs, Sonoran Desert, Mexico

Heavily altered pool at sacred spring site on the O’odham tribe’s Salt Pilgrimage Trail.

Longstreet Spring, Mojave Desert, NV

Restored spring part of the largest remaining intact oasis in the Mojave now threatened by proposed Lithium mine on Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge border.

Pinto East Hot Springs, Black Rock Desert, Great Basin, NV

Used by indigenous Newe and Numic peoples for over 6,000 years, modern scientists search hyper-saline, extremely hot waters for new medicinal compounds.

Atwood Ranch Springs #3, #4, #7, Upper Mojave Desert, NV

Artesian spring-fed field on conservation land where plans for high power tension lines will be located to transfer electrical power from rural counties to cities in the West.

Liston Seep, Colorado Plateau, UT

Abandoned livestock watering tank, UT

Weimer Springs, Colorado Plateau, AZ

Accidental fly-over forest fire-retardant drop into a spring. The chemicals take several years to resolve.

Agua Caliente, Sonoran Desert, AZ

Original pool of once thriving springs after many years of anthropogenic alterations and severe drought.

Bog Hot Springs, Great Basin Desert, NV

Water mining at anthropogenically dredged spring.

Willow Creek Spring-fed Amargosa Underground River, Mojave Desert, CA
Rogers Spring, Mojave Desert, NV

Restored spring, saved from becoming a 20,000 unit residential development on a rainy day/

Devil's Ink Well, Chihuahuan Desert, NM

Ancient Centote, (sink-hole) in Bottomless Lakes State Park a popular place to scuba dive in the desert.

Blue Hole Cienaga, Chihuahuan Desert

Rescued cienega to protect endangered New Mexico Pecos Sunflower.

Blue Hole, Chihuahuan Desert, NM

Iconic natural sinkhole 80 feet deep is a popular dive spot in the largest hot desert in North America.

Dyke Hot Springs Three Tubs and a Bath Mat, Black Rock Desert, Great Basin, NV
Wild Bath Spring, An Altered Spring, Mojave Desert, CA

Prospectors in the 19th century looked for palm trees as their water source and bathing place when crossing the Mojave Desert. Tourists enjoy them today.

Pat Tub # 1, Colorado Plateau, AZ

Captured, piped spring water storage tank for livestock watering and fire suppression.

MC Springs, Southern Mojave Desert , CA.

Fence protected spring home of the endangered Mojave Tui fish on important indigenous and pioneer water stop Old Spanish Trail from Santa Fe, NM to Los Angeles, CA.

Corn Creek Springs.jpg
Burro Cienaga Chihuahuan Desert, NM

A rare restored marsh-wetland on of the few reamining Cienagas in the Southwest.

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