Fly Geyser, Black Rock Desert.
Fly Geyser, Black Rock Desert.

Man-made geyser while drilling for water, NV.

Badwater Basin Springs.jpg
Badwater Basin Springs.jpg
Unnamed Seep, Northern Mojave Desert
Unnamed Seep, Northern Mojave Desert

Donkey standing by Rabbit Brush at hoof-tampled seep, NV.

BoreholeSprings, Mojave Desert
BoreholeSprings, Mojave Desert

Water-seeking man-made borehole created springs, CA

Unnamed Spring, Colorado Plateau
Unnamed Spring, Colorado Plateau

Remains of pioneer trading post on the Mormon Honeymoon trail, AZ

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.

Murray Springs Clovis.jpg
Murray Springs Clovis.jpg
Colson Ponds, Northern Mojave Desert
Colson Ponds, Northern Mojave Desert

Indian Camp headwaters of the underground Amargosa River watershed. A spiritual stop on the Newe, (Shoshone) people’s pilgrimage trail.

Longstreet Spring,  Mojave Desert.jpg
Longstreet Spring, Mojave Desert.jpg

Restored spring, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, NV

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

Populated for twelve thousand years in this driest part of Arizona, and sacred to the modern Tohono O’odham tribe.

Willow Springs Mojave Desert.jpg
Willow Springs Mojave Desert.jpg
Big UncleSpring, Colorado Plateau
Big UncleSpring, Colorado Plateau

De-watered dry spring, Dine Nation, AZ

Liston Seep, Colorado Plateau
Liston Seep, Colorado Plateau

Abandoned livestock watering tank, UT

Weimer Springs, Colorado Plateau
Weimer Springs, Colorado Plateau

Accidental fly-over forest fire-retardant drop, AZ

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

Water mining at anthropogenically dredged spring, NV

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.

Agua Caliente, Sonoran Desert
Agua Caliente, Sonoran Desert

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

Wall Springs Pool Reeds.jpg
Wall Springs Pool Reeds.jpg
Rogers Spring, Mojave Desert
Rogers Spring, Mojave Desert

Restored spring, saved from becoming a 20,000 unit residential development, NV

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

Ancient Centote, (sink-hole) popular with scuba divers, Bottomless Lakes State Park, NM

Blue Hole Cienaga, Chihuahua Desert
Blue Hole Cienaga, Chihuahua Desert

Rescued cienega to protect endangered New Mexico Pecos Sunflower, NM

Atwood Ranch Artesian Spring-fed field.jpg
Atwood Ranch Artesian Spring-fed field.jpg
Burro Cienaga Chihuahuan Desert
Burro Cienaga Chihuahuan Desert

Restored marsh-wetalnd cienaga, NM

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

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

 Tappen Springs, Colorado Plateau
Tappen Springs, Colorado Plateau

Local source of irrigation and drinking water, Dine Nation, AZ.

MC Springs, Southern Mojave Desert
MC Springs, Southern Mojave Desert

Fence protected spring home of the endangered Mojave Tui fish on Old Spanish Trail from Santa Fe, NM to Los Angeles, CA,

Crystal Geyser, with Cement Block, Colorado Plateau, Utah
Crystal Geyser, with Cement Block, Colorado Plateau, Utah
Pozo - Alamo Springs, Sonora Desert
Pozo - Alamo Springs, Sonora Desert

Fresh water spring mound at the ocean’s edge, Gran Desierto de Altar, Mexico

Wild Bath Spring, An Altered Spring, Mojave Desert, CA
Wild Bath Spring, An Altered Spring, Mojave Desert, CA
Crystal Springs, Mojave Desert, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, NV
Crystal Springs, Mojave Desert, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, NV
Burro Ciénaga Looking toward the Prevo, Chihuahuan Desert, NM
Burro Ciénaga Looking toward the Prevo, Chihuahuan Desert, NM
Fly Geyser, Black Rock Desert.
Badwater Basin Springs.jpg
Unnamed Seep, Northern Mojave Desert
BoreholeSprings, Mojave Desert
Unnamed Spring, Colorado Plateau
Quitovac Springs, Sonoran Desert, Mexico
Murray Springs Clovis.jpg
Colson Ponds, Northern Mojave Desert
Longstreet Spring,  Mojave Desert.jpg
Quitobaquito Springs, Sonoran Desert, AZ
Willow Springs Mojave Desert.jpg
Big UncleSpring, Colorado Plateau
Liston Seep, Colorado Plateau
Weimer Springs, Colorado Plateau
Bog Hot Springs, Great Basin Desert
Pinto East Hot Springs, Black Rock Desert, Great Basin, NV
Agua Caliente, Sonoran Desert
Wall Springs Pool Reeds.jpg
Rogers Spring, Mojave Desert
Devil's Ink Well, Chihuahuan Desert
Blue Hole Cienaga, Chihuahua Desert
Atwood Ranch Artesian Spring-fed field.jpg
Burro Cienaga Chihuahuan Desert
Pat Tub # 1, Colorado Plateau
 Tappen Springs, Colorado Plateau
MC Springs, Southern Mojave Desert
Crystal Geyser, with Cement Block, Colorado Plateau, Utah
Pozo - Alamo Springs, Sonora Desert
Wild Bath Spring, An Altered Spring, Mojave Desert, CA
Crystal Springs, Mojave Desert, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, NV
Burro Ciénaga Looking toward the Prevo, Chihuahuan Desert, NM
Fly Geyser, Black Rock Desert.

Man-made geyser while drilling for water, NV.

Badwater Basin Springs.jpg
Unnamed Seep, Northern Mojave Desert

Donkey standing by Rabbit Brush at hoof-tampled seep, NV.

BoreholeSprings, Mojave Desert

Water-seeking man-made borehole created springs, CA

Unnamed Spring, Colorado Plateau

Remains of pioneer trading post on the Mormon Honeymoon trail, AZ

Quitovac Springs, Sonoran Desert, Mexico

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

Murray Springs Clovis.jpg
Colson Ponds, Northern Mojave Desert

Indian Camp headwaters of the underground Amargosa River watershed. A spiritual stop on the Newe, (Shoshone) people’s pilgrimage trail.

Longstreet Spring, Mojave Desert.jpg

Restored spring, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, NV

Quitobaquito Springs, Sonoran Desert, AZ

Populated for twelve thousand years in this driest part of Arizona, and sacred to the modern Tohono O’odham tribe.

Willow Springs Mojave Desert.jpg
Big UncleSpring, Colorado Plateau

De-watered dry spring, Dine Nation, AZ

Liston Seep, Colorado Plateau

Abandoned livestock watering tank, UT

Weimer Springs, Colorado Plateau

Accidental fly-over forest fire-retardant drop, AZ

Bog Hot Springs, Great Basin Desert

Water mining at anthropogenically dredged spring, 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.

Agua Caliente, Sonoran Desert

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

Wall Springs Pool Reeds.jpg
Rogers Spring, Mojave Desert

Restored spring, saved from becoming a 20,000 unit residential development, NV

Devil's Ink Well, Chihuahuan Desert

Ancient Centote, (sink-hole) popular with scuba divers, Bottomless Lakes State Park, NM

Blue Hole Cienaga, Chihuahua Desert

Rescued cienega to protect endangered New Mexico Pecos Sunflower, NM

Atwood Ranch Artesian Spring-fed field.jpg
Burro Cienaga Chihuahuan Desert

Restored marsh-wetalnd cienaga, NM

Pat Tub # 1, Colorado Plateau

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

Tappen Springs, Colorado Plateau

Local source of irrigation and drinking water, Dine Nation, AZ.

MC Springs, Southern Mojave Desert

Fence protected spring home of the endangered Mojave Tui fish on Old Spanish Trail from Santa Fe, NM to Los Angeles, CA,

Crystal Geyser, with Cement Block, Colorado Plateau, Utah
Pozo - Alamo Springs, Sonora Desert

Fresh water spring mound at the ocean’s edge, Gran Desierto de Altar, Mexico

Wild Bath Spring, An Altered Spring, Mojave Desert, CA
Crystal Springs, Mojave Desert, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, NV
Burro Ciénaga Looking toward the Prevo, Chihuahuan Desert, NM
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