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Desert Survival Skills Practice - Part Two - Water, Wildlife and Plants

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 11:28

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Wildlife and plants can be a good indication that water may
be present in a desert environment. Water in a desert environment can be an
extremely difficult item to locate. Many forms of wildlife would simply cease
to exist if they were not skilled in finding sources of water. In addition to
the presence of wildlife, plants can also be an indicator of recent rains or
the presence of water nearby.

Many plants in the desert will bloom profusely after a rain.
This can be indication of recent rains or a source of water that is nearby. The
desert willow is a prime example of this type of plant.

Many animals will also leave signs which indicate their
presence. Tracks in a dry stream bed will often give away their presence in the area.
Even though you may not see them, you will know they’ve been in the
area.

The dry stream bed eventually entered a closed canyon after
about a quarter of a mile.

At the entrance there was also a creepy crawler in the form
of an orange and black millipede. The orange and black coloration is a good
indication that it may have had a nasty sting or might be toxic and it was left
to proceed to whatever destination it had in mind.

Inside the closed canyon there were numerous pools of water
that had collected in the depressions in the rock.

There was also another creepy crawler found in one of the
pools. This was a small checkered garter snake. They are also quite harmless, unlike
some of the other snakes that reside in the desert.

The dry stream bed which entered the closed canyon continued
on for approximately a mile before reaching a fairly steep drop off of 25 to 30
feet which would have required some additional gear to proceed any further. This is commonly referred to as a pour-off.

The drop off fed into the waters of the Rio
Grande. Although the river couldn’t be seen from the
vantage of our starting point, by following the dry stream bed we were
eventually led to the river.

Plants and wildlife are always good indicators of your
natural environment. When combined with local information and knowledge of the
area in which you are traveling, you will be better equipped to handle the
challenges of a natural environment.

Nature will always give you the signs you need to survive
but you will need to be able to recognize them.

Got desert skills?

Staying above the dry stream bed!

Riverwalker

Source: http://stealthsurvival.blogspot.com/2013/06/desert-survival-skills-practice-part_26.html

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