March 15, 2026

Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Boulder City, Nevada
2025

This axiom, like many others, doesn’t always ring true. The desert tortoise is listed as a threatened species for a number of reasons, one of which is while crossing the road their slow walking speed leaves them vulnerable to automobiles. As fast as can be is more likely to win the road crossing race. The highway north of Boulder City through the Lake Mead National Recreation Area has 18″  high fences along both sides for miles. I though they were leprechaun fences or something until I found out they were put there to direct tortoises to safe crossings under the highway.