A TORTOISE !

;)

Magnificent shot!

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Thanks, William!

A big fish you have caught:-) The landscape and vegetation remind me of certain arid areas in NZ's South Island!

;) I'm surprised at the comparison--my mental image of the South Island is of forests & snowcapped peaks!

I think not, Steve! But it's a splendid view and shot! Which tribe did you buy the pass from? Or is that a sort of non-pc question now?

Thanks, Andy! Pyramid Lake is the centerpiece of the eponymous Paiute Reservation, so that's the tribe you deal with. What tends to be politically incorrect these days is referring to Native Americans generically as "Indians." Identifying them by tribe is politically correct!

In Central Otago in the lee of the Southern Alps they have dry Tussock grasslands, long glacial lakes and a rather continental climate.

Stunning shot, Steve. I'm no naturalist, but I don't really think that's a fish.

Thanks, Diane! Ya just gotta look at it the right way! ;)

so beautiful
Happy new week:)

Thanks, Annemarie!

Yes, I'd go along with Gudrun's comparison - the NZ Alps on the South Island create a rain shadow to the east, hence relatively dry areas.

George, Gudrun: I'm amazed! As others have commented, the things you find out on Ipernity!