Ash Meadows blue pool

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photos by Kristen > travel > Death Valley, California

The Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wildlife refuge in southwestern Nevada directly east of Death Valley. When I visited in the summer of 2011, there was nobody in the park except for a couple of park rangers who were more than happy to tell me all about the special blue ponds and the rare fish they contained. Ash Meadows is a haven for rare plants and animals. These ponds harbor ancient species of fish such as the rare Amargosa pupfish and form the last remaining oasis in the Mojave Desert.

Death Valley, California photograph. The Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wildlife refuge in southwestern Nevada directly east of Death Valley. When I visited in the summer of 2011, there was nobody in the park except for a couple of park rangers who were more than happy to tell me all about the special blue ponds and the rare fish they contained. Ash Meadows is a haven for rare plants and animals. These ponds harbor ancient species of fish such as the rare Amargosa pupfish and form the last remaining oasis in the Mojave Desert.