Musk Turtles. Musk turtles, also known as stinkpots, seem to prefer deep, still water in lakes, ponds, and sluggish streams with muddy bottoms and an abundance of plant life. On their head, they have two light stripes that flow from the nose, through the eyes and to the neck. Barbells are present on the throat and chin.
(GPS Coordinates 39.392730,-119.714006) The Truckee Meadows is a north-south trending basin covering approximately 94 square miles in western Nevada. It is bounded on the west by the Carson Range, on the east by the Virginia Range, on the south by the Steamboat hills, and by Peavine Peak to the north.
The ranch comes in at a whopping 520,527 acres, or 800 square miles. The ranch, which was in the family since 1849, has over 6,800 cattle, 1,000 oil wells, 30,000 acres of crops, two family compounds, hundreds of other buildings, and wildlife across the property. An old stone wall greets visitors.