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Old 09-19-2012, 07:38 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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El Paso:

Scenic Drive at night


UTEP Pick-axe in the roundabout


Horned Lizard in Franklin Mountain State Park


Franklin Mountain State Park trails


Transmountain Expressway


4th of July Sunset (actually taken in NM... But close enough)


Anthony Gap (also NM)


Rio Grande, pre-Franklin Canal in El Paso


I-10 Exit 0 - Welcome to The Lone Star State


Sunset taken from my parent's roof


Sunset taken from my parent's roof on a later date
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Old 09-20-2012, 09:41 AM
 
Location: Where I live.
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Horned Lizard in Franklin Mountain State Park
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8459/8...5b5bc56c_b.jpg

That's not a horned lizard. Looks like one of the Texas spiny lizards.
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Old 09-20-2012, 04:17 PM
 
Location: League City
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It resembles fence swifts in SE Tx. I doubt you find those in El Paso, so I really have no idea what it really is.

Anyways, it doesn't matter. Those are great pictures. I particularly love the pick axe!!! Never been to El Paso, but those pics make me want to visit.
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Old 09-20-2012, 06:51 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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I'm not a biologist, so I really have no clue exactly what it is lol I have always thought they're all horned lizards :O

The pick-axe is a really cool feature they've added. UTEP has really boomed in the last 5 years.
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Old 09-20-2012, 06:57 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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I almost forgot to include the Lone Star on the Mountain!

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Old 09-24-2012, 12:39 AM
 
Location: At the center of the universe!
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I almost forgot to include the Lone Star on the Mountain!
These El Paso pictures were very cool! I agree with Daniel Wayne. I've never been to El Paso but the pictures make me want to visit.
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Old 09-24-2012, 10:54 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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I highly suggest going in the winter, especially after it snows (yes, it actually snows in Texas), since the mountains will be snowcapped. Plus, there's the hour drive to Ruidoso, NM and Ski Apache.

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Figured I'd might as well add an old photo of said snow


OR late July/early August (i know it will be unbelievably hot... 110F+) but you get a high probability of seeing some spectacular sunsets since there'll actually be clouds in the sky for once.
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Old 09-24-2012, 10:55 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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And, as inciting (or is it enticing?) as $1 Coronas sound, do NOT take the 5 minute drive to Juarez for obvious reasons.
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Old 09-25-2012, 12:05 AM
 
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I lived in Lubbock for 4.5 years and it snows there too. So Juarez is really that bad, eh?
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Old 09-25-2012, 08:55 AM
 
Location: Sacramento Mtns of NM
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Horned Lizard in Franklin Mountain State Park
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8459/8...5b5bc56c_b.jpg

That's not a horned lizard. Looks like one of the Texas spiny lizards.
The lizard in the photo is the most commonly seen lizard in that area of the Chihuahuan Desert. But it is definitely not a "horned lizard."

Horned lizards are more commonly referred to in the area as "horned toads" and look distinctly different than the lizard depicted in the subject photo. Horned toads are indigenous to the area and used to be more prevalent but have virtually disappeared in more recent years.

re: Wikipedia - note the short tail.

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Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma) are a genus of lizards which are the type genus of the family Phrynosomatidae. The horned lizard is popularly called a "horned toad", "horny toad", or "horned frog", but it is neither a toad nor a frog. The popular names come from the lizard's rounded body and blunt snout, which make it resemble a toad or frog.
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