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Vegetation is slowly encroaching on the old Ivanpah railway grade

3411-ivanpah-railway.jpg I've seen a lot of lizards scurrying around today, and finally I manage to photograph one!ThumbnailsOn some stretches of the abandoned Ivanpah railway grade are good views into the old Vanderbilt mining districtI've seen a lot of lizards scurrying around today, and finally I manage to photograph one!ThumbnailsOn some stretches of the abandoned Ivanpah railway grade are good views into the old Vanderbilt mining districtI've seen a lot of lizards scurrying around today, and finally I manage to photograph one!ThumbnailsOn some stretches of the abandoned Ivanpah railway grade are good views into the old Vanderbilt mining districtI've seen a lot of lizards scurrying around today, and finally I manage to photograph one!ThumbnailsOn some stretches of the abandoned Ivanpah railway grade are good views into the old Vanderbilt mining districtI've seen a lot of lizards scurrying around today, and finally I manage to photograph one!ThumbnailsOn some stretches of the abandoned Ivanpah railway grade are good views into the old Vanderbilt mining district

I've seen Mojave asters, Indian paintbrush and buckwheats growing along here. Here is a blooming paper flower bush (Psilostrophe cooperi).