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Rockville, Utah, United States
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It turns out Grandview Campground is called Grandview because it has a grand view of Deep Springs! Note the mountains reflected in the lake.
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Single-leaf Pinyon Pine cones. These pines have one of the largest seeds(up to over an inch long) of pine in the world, and were an important part of the Native American diet. You can still buy them in the store after a good harvest year, although they aren't cheap since they have to be gathered from wild trees.
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Single-leaf Pinyon nuts are one of the largest of any conifer, up to over an inch long, and are relished by wildlife,especially jays. They were also an important food for indigenous peoples of the Great Basin.
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Along the Barker Dam trail in Joshua Tree National Park
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We stopped by a picnic area for lunch. Here the beggar bird was a scrub jay. Here it is puffing itself up.
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Pinus monophyla
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The only pine in the world that has single needles.
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Rockville, Utah, United States
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Pinus monophylla. The Pinyon of Zion are the larger nutted Single-leaf species,unlike most of the Colorado Plateau were it is the Colorado Pinyon Pine(Pinus edulis)
