Top Results for Western USA

Park City offers a massive resort experience with a blend of town atmosphere and vast mountain terrain. It provides excellent access to powder days and challenging runs across its expansive footprint. While it has a huge variety of terrain, riders must navigate the sheer size to find the best, least...

Beaver Creek offers a fantastic, reliable powder experience with a slightly more approachable feel than some of the mega-resorts. It provides excellent terrain variety, allowing riders to progress their skills while still accessing deep powder. Its commitment to snow quality and excellent lift acces...

Keystone is known for its accessibility and excellent powder days, making it a great choice for groups or families wanting a big mountain feel without the intense commitment of the most extreme resorts. It offers reliable powder coverage and a good mix of terrain that allows riders to enjoy deep sno...

The Black Petaltail, *Tanypteryx hageni*, is a unique dragonfly native to western United States seep environments. This species represents a relatively ancient lineage within dragonflies, offering valuable insights into their evolutionary history. Primarily observed in forested mountain areas, it’s...

The Blue-eyed Darner, *Rhionaeschna multicolor*, is a striking dragonfly species native to western United States. It’s notable for its vibrant blue compound eyes and preference for foraging over aquatic habitats like ponds. This darner, belonging to the Aeshnidae family, is observed primarily by ins...

The Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata) is a dragonfly species native to western North America, ranging from the Pacific Northwest down into Mexico. It is easily identified by its brilliant, uniform orange to deep red body coloration, which extends prominently into its wing veins. Belonging to the Li...

The Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) is a clubtail dragonfly of the Gomphidae family, native to the central and eastern United States. Its common name is derived from the distinctively flared, flag-like segments at the tip of the male's abdomen. The species prefers clear streams and riv...

Oxyopes scalaris, commonly called the western lynx spider, is a North American species in the family Oxyopidae. It occurs across the United States and Canada and is reported as more common in western parts of that range. Nicholas Marcellus Hentz described the species in 1845. Its family-level eye pa...

The Paddle-tailed Darner, Aeshna palmata, is a large dragonfly in the darner family Aeshnidae native to western North America. Its common name refers to the broadened, paddle-like terminal appendages of the male, an identification feature used alongside the body's blue or green markings. It inhabits...

The cat-faced spider, Araneus gemmoides, is an orb-weaver native to North America and commonly encountered in the western part of the continent. Its rounded abdomen bears two prominent projections that can resemble cat ears, while variable markings sometimes suggest a face. Like other orb-weavers, i...

The Red-veined Meadowhawk (Sympetrum madidum) is a dragonfly species native to western North America, first described by Hermann August Hagen in 1861. It belongs to the family Libellulidae and is distinguished by the prominent red veins that run through its wings, particularly noticeable in mature m...

The Mountain Emerald (Somatochlora semicircularis) is a dragonfly in the family Corduliidae native to western North America. It is associated with high-elevation habitats in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, where it breeds in small, clear pools and seepage-fed wetlands. Like other Somatochlor...

The Eight-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family Libellulidae native to western North America. It is named for the four dark wing spots on each side of the body, giving eight conspicuous spots across the two pairs of wings. Adults are commonly associated with ponds...

The Western Black Widow, Latrodectus hesperus, is a cobweb spider found across western North America. Adult females are usually dark and may have a red or orange hourglass marking on the underside of the abdomen, while males are much smaller. It builds irregular webs in sheltered locations and posse...

The Western Pondhawk, Erythemis collocata, is a dragonfly in the family Libellulidae native to western North America. Hermann August Hagen described the species in 1861. It is commonly seen around ponds, marshes, and other quiet waters, where adults patrol low over the water or surrounding vegetatio...

The Western Meadowhawk, Sympetrum occidentale, is a North American dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Bartenev described the species in 1912, and it occurs chiefly in western parts of the continent. Adults are associated with ponds, marshes, meadows, and other freshwater edges; mature individuals...

Striped Meadowhawk is a North American dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, scientifically named Sympetrum pallipes and described by Selys in 1874. It is associated particularly with western North America and is recognized by distinct yellow striping on the thorax. The species belongs to the meadow...

The Hoary Skimmer, Libellula nodisticta, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae found in the western United States. Mature males develop a conspicuous pale, frosted coating over much of the abdomen, giving the species its common name. It occurs near freshwater habitats, including streams and othe...

The Bleached Skimmer (Libellula composita) is a dragonfly in the skimmer family Libellulidae. It is associated with the southwestern United States and is recognized by the pale, chalky coloration that gives the common name. The species is of interest to people identifying dragonflies around ponds an...

Hololena curta is a funnel-weaving spider in the family Agelenidae. George Marx described it in 1891, and the species is associated with the Hololena spiders of the western United States. It has a relatively short, robust body compared with some related funnel weavers; like other agelenids, it uses...