"These fish had been conscripted to serve as paratroopers in the state’s first attack, dropped behind enemy lines."

Alex Brown's new #longreads story is the wild tale of a tiny fishing club's battle with the feds over alien trout:

https://longreads.com/2025/05/29/fishing-national-park-wildlife-recreation/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

And in good news for your day (but please take action on my other post for the bad news - https://flipping.rocks/@sunguramy/114586782634409819) in case you have not heard, the amendment by the House Natural Resources Committee for the sale and transfer of 460,000+ acres of federal public land in Nevada and Utah as part of the federal budget bill was removed before the budget went to the Senate. This doesn't mean it won't come up again, so let's stay vigilant!

But this proves being loud about our mistreatment *does help* and *can work* - so don't sit down and shut up, stand up and shout out!

“Reflected First Light, Panamint Mountains” — Shallow salt flat water reflects the first light on the Panamint Mountains.

During my late-February visit to Death Valley National Park, I spent two early mornings photographing the Panamint Mountains in the first light, with the salt flats and shallow water in the foreground. The water is not the ephemeral “Lake Manly” phenomenon that we saw in 2024. This is a slow, shallow flow of water that seems to continue all year, regardless of conditions. It is just enough water to produce these reflections…continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2025/05/27/reflected-first-light-panamint-mountains/

An old, rusted car sits abandoned on the Wall Street Mill Trail in Joshua Tree National Park, surrounded by desert landscape and rugged beauty.

#BuyIntoArt #JoshuaTreeNationalPark #WallStreetMillTrail #JoshuaTree #NationalPark #Abandoned #California #trail #desert

https://john-twynam.pixels.com/featured/abandoned-car-in-joshua-tree-national-park-bw-john-twynam.html

#Nationalpark in #norway

NP České Švýcarsko je na Insta...

https://linktr.ee/ceskesvycarsko?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=899d3098-c645-4933-be3d-9ecf768029af

For your #bloomscrolling needs