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.
Since then, Parker Ranch grew to over 225,000 acres and the largest cattle ranch in the US. Larger even than Texas cattle ranches. The Parker Ranch sits atop an area known as Waimea (between Hamakua on the Windward side). Itâs nearly 3,000 feet up, cool, dry in some areas, lush and rainy in other areas.