Wayne, Judy, Ches and I drove out to Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge which was established in 1984. Warm water from underground bubbles up through sand into clear spring pools. This water comes from over 100 miles northeast and enters a vast aquifer system. This water, also known as "fossil water," takes thousands of years to move through the ground. Silvery blue pupfish dart between swaying strands of dark green algae.
a lizard on a rock, they are very tiny
Pupfish are tiny blue fish that can live in water as warm as 90 F
Devil's HoleThe entire population Devil's Hole live in a water filled cavern cut into a rocky hillside where they have been isolated for 10,000 to 20,000 years. You can not really see the fish
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