| 单词 | chaparral |
| 例句 | Bright emerald grass contrasts with the brown chaparral that hovers above it. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Like cottontail rabbits and chaparral birds and a baby possum that sulked and lay like dead for the first several hours until he finally decided that Arliss wasn’t going to hurt him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The bad guys are usually trying to destroy a ranch, a town, a portion of the high chaparral, or in some extreme cases, a flourishing ethnic group. Man of Steel: why Hollywood needs a break from superhero movies 2013-06-11T15:48:00Z Yet if it weren’t for the charred chaparral faintly visible on the surrounding hillsides, the average visitor might never know. 36 Hours in Santa Barbara County 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Colossal redwoods dominate Muir Woods National Monument, while fog-shrouded grassland, maritime chaparral and coastal scrubland adapted to the distinctive Mediterranean climate accommodate a remarkable assortment of endangered plants. The U.S. Issue: Endangered Species: A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species 2011-05-13T20:22:51Z Wayne was the old-style prince of the high chaparral, the hero in the white hat. Hey, cowboy 2010-04-25T23:06:00Z “Look at all the chaparral on California’s coast — it’s all about surviving that kind of fire cycle.” Chuck Johnson’s Ode to What’s Been Lost in California’s Fires 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Cut inland across a landscape of giant boulders, chaparral and ranchland until you reach Buellton, a town that was, until recently, most famous for a nearly century-old road food institution, Pea Soup Andersen’s restaurant. 36 Hours in Santa Barbara County 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z The smallest is the elf owl, which inhabits the semideserts and chaparrals of the American Southwest, nesting in cavities made by woodpeckers in saguaros and other cactuses. Owls are natural-born killers. So why do we adore them so much? 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Some 150 miles of trails crisscross the pasture, chaparral ridges, California-laurel valleys, meadowlands and windblown forests of Douglas fir and rare bishop pine. Flee crowded San Francisco for the serenity of Point Reyes 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Milliken beautifully portrays this combustible social biome among the live oak, eucalyptus and chaparral lining nearby hillsides. In the Canyons of Southern California, a Rocky Coming-of-Age 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z It was a man-made fire fueled by scrub like chaparral, which requires fire to germinate and propagate. California will never stop burning 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z This end of the Gold Line also provides access points to the San Gabriel Mountains/San Gabriel National Monument with its hundreds of miles of trails, creeks, forest, unique chaparral ecosystems, and more. In Los Angeles, Ditching the Car for an Eco-Friendly Trip 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z The ceremony was held at the first tee of the course, tucked among the red rock and chaparral in the hills overlooking the Coachella Valley. It Was Obvious from Day 1 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z The further a customer wanders out into the chaparral, the wilder the story choices become. Hold on, cowpokes: HBO’s ‘Westworld’ is a big, fat homework assignment 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z “Shrubs, chaparral, desert grasses and colored mosaics on the plaza.” Tan is the new black: Latest LACMA design calls for changes in color and other details 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Continuing on, the trail dipped into the forest of spruce and chaparral. Just an hour from the busy Bay Area, a laid-back retreat to soothe the soul 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z The steepest drop was in Western aridlands — desert, sagebrush and chaparral — where bird populations have declined by almost half since 1968. Protecting fragile bird species, one garden at a time The landscape now features such treasures as a rock garden, a shade garden, perennial borders, a chaparral garden, a vegetable garden and more. Review | Dig into these gorgeous books for gardening inspiration 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Manzanita and mountain whitethorn — chaparral typical at lower elevations in California — take root in ashes and can dominate the forest. Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The ecosystem types the scientists analyzed -- desert, coastal sage scrub, chaparral, montane wet forest, mixed riparian woodland and mixed conifer broadleaf forest -- cover about 70% of California's land area. How to save plants from climate change? Just ask them 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z The lawsuit filed Wednesday says that the zoo renovation would include the removal of 16 acres of Griffith Park’s native California chaparral. Groups sue city of L.A. over planned zoo expansion 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z They’re particularly useful, he says, in recording the early morning birdsong called the dawn chorus in the chaparral habitat, and mid- and high elevations in the San Gabriel mountains. How to connect with nature by recording 'utterly magical' birdsong 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z “There are nurseries that grow native grasses, that grow chaparral plants. Even conventional nurseries understand that all of these plants make a difference and matter.” A home, an office and a park demonstrate that design can be environmentally conscious — and look good 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Forest there had been burned in 1981 and was replaced with chaparral. Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Most megafauna have disappeared, and a chaparral landscape dominates Southern California. Raging wildfires may have doomed California’s ancient megamammals, tar pit fossils reveal 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z What were once lush woodlands had become a dry, shrubby landscape called a chaparral, and large fires were common. Fossils Buried in LA Tar Pit Show Why Saber-Toothed Cats Blinked Out of Existence 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z "Once those forests are cleared out, the chaparral taxa comes in," he said, referring to shrubland plants found throughout California. Catastrophic fires 13,000 years ago drove mass extinctions — and humans may have lit the match 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z That could include “nudging” adaptation through human intervention or allowing landscape changes to play out — such as a conifer forest that transitions to chaparral or shrubland after a fire. Millions of California trees are dying; Joshua trees are just the latest victims 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z As a gentle breeze rustled the oaks and chaparral, Hughes said she felt the sanctity of Oak Flat in every breath: “That spiritual divine breath. It’s just here. It pulsates here.” Oak Flat: a tract in Arizona sacred to some Native Americans but proposed as a giant copper mine 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z For most of the past 2.5 million years, Southern California was a far cry from the sun-kissed chaparral made famous by Hollywood. Raging wildfires may have doomed California’s ancient megamammals, tar pit fossils reveal 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Those seeds that aren’t eaten propagate into new shrubs and bushes such as Manzanita, contributing to the health of the chaparral and open space preserve. What the elusive kangaroo rat can tell researchers about the health of the Santa Cruz Mountains 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The land became the chaparral landscape Southern California still has today and humans helped accelerate this drastic ecosystem change, the study suggests. Catastrophic fires 13,000 years ago drove mass extinctions — and humans may have lit the match 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z The chaparral vegetation, shown in Figure 4, is dominated by shrubs and is adapted to periodic fires, with some plants producing seeds that only germinate after a hot fire. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “These are the last crumbs of a much larger ecosystem,” Christian said as he swished through chaparral and knee-high brush. Luxury L.A. hillside development in severe fire danger zone? Plan sparks protests. 'Just not safe' 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Wet winters, including this extraordinary one, feed the sun-hardened soil and nourish foothill grass, chaparral, pine forests and other flora. California wildfires are driving up home prices, gentrifying the state A superbloom is a brilliant display of bright colors spread across a desert landscape or a chaparral after the region is inundated with rain. Are the conditions ripe for a 'superbloom' in rain-soaked California? Here's what experts say 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z It is lovely to watch them crumble, to watch chaparral and birds creep in and reclaim them. The agony and ecstasy (and hidden beauty) of L.A. parking garages 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z In the span of one human lifetime, Californians may be witnessing forests of millennial giants convert to chaparral. Op-Ed: The monumental mortality of sequoias 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z The museum’s unshaded paths wound through prickly pear, chaparral, agave and, of course, saguaros — the Sonoran Desert is the only place they grow. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z But while rain can moisten light fuels, such as grass, heavier fuels, including brush and chaparral, take substantially longer to retain water and typically have low moisture levels until spring, according to Heggie. Not even soaking rain can ease fire risk in a California hit by record heat, dry landscape 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z But he signed that bill apparently standing alone in a field — nary a worker in sight, releasing a one-man video where he waved the signed legislation half-heartedly with hills and chaparral for company. Column: Biden turns tables on Newsom by backing California farmworker bill 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Water drops are also being used to battle the blaze, which is chewing through brush, chaparral and short grass. Wildfire in Angeles National Forest is 75% contained, officials say 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z The chaparral vegetation, shown in Figure 35.16, is dominated by shrubs and is adapted to periodic fires, with some plants producing seeds that only germinate after a hot fire. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In this biome large areas of grasses are interspersed with trees, and includes shrubland called chaparral. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z What do deserts and chaparral have in common? Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Even in a place like Griffith Park, with its scenic routes that twist through a chaparral expanse of sycamores and live oaks. L.A. just banned cars from a major Griffith Park road. Will it save cyclists' lives? 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Dry out on a hike through the 1,500-acre Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, where trails drop steeply through sagebrush and chaparral toward a wide, sandy beach. 10 great cities in the United States for outdoor adventures 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z There are eight major terrestrial biomes: tropical wet forests, savannas, subtropical deserts, chaparral, temperate grasslands, temperate forests, boreal forests, and Arctic tundra. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In Southern California, chaparral is drying out about five weeks ahead of schedule, said Kristen Allison, a fire planning management specialist for the U.S. California Braces for Another Cataclysmic Wildfire Season 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z There are eight major terrestrial biomes: tropical rainforests, savannas, subtropical deserts, chaparral, temperate grasslands, temperate forests, boreal forests, and Arctic tundra. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Waist-high chamise chaparral closed in on my legs and backpack, but never blocked the striking vistas to the south. Savoring solitude on the Pacific Crest Trail 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z “Like most mountain lions, he likes to find a quiet place during the day to rest,” Riley said, “but we hope next time it will be in dense chaparral as opposed to under someone’s house.” How P-22 survived freeways, poisons and urban ills to become L.A.'s most famous cat 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Shrubs dominate chaparral vegetation and are well adapted to the periodic fires in the area. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z On a warm spring day, disease ecologist Daniel Salkeld is hiking the hills of coastal scrub and chaparral of Marin County, north of San Francisco. Lyme and Other Tick-borne Diseases Are on the Rise—But Why? 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z There are eight major terrestrial biomes: tropical rainforests, savannas, subtropical deserts, chaparral, temperate grasslands, temperate forests, boreal forests, and Arctic tundra. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Toward the west, which is more open and faces Lake Park, as well as the Pacific Ocean in the distance, the vegetation is inspired by low-elevation chaparral and riparian ecosystems. How SoFi Stadium's landscape designer is transforming Los Angeles' urban grid 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z The lion slinks through the chaparral, a blur of movement in the night. 'Stunning': Female mountain lion is 99th to be tracked in Santa Monica Mountains study 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Shrubs dominate chaparral vegetation and are well adapted to the periodic fires in the area. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, some environmental groups are watching the fire closely as it burns into chaparral ecosystems and around a rare plant species known as Refugio manzanita. A rare plant and a president's ranch are threatened as Alisal fire grows 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Summers are very dry and many chaparral plants are dormant during the summertime. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z By Tuesday morning, authorities had evacuated hundreds of homes, canceled area Amtrak services and closed a stretch of the freeway as flames tore through the fine grasses and dense chaparral that dot the hillsides. Sundowner winds stymie fire crews as Alisal fire explodes beyond 13,000 acres 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z The fire burned in dense chaparral through an area of ranches, canyons and parks. Surging California winds spark wildfire fears, power outages 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Lichens dominate chaparral vegetation and are well adapted to the periodic fires in the area. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Drought-parched grasses and chaparral ignited with ease, and fire officials said some airborne embers were landing more than a mile away. A rare plant and a president's ranch are threatened as Alisal fire grows 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z The chaparral vegetation is dominated by shrubs and is adapted to periodic fires, with some plants producing seeds that germinate only after a hot fire. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z That violated the California Environmental Quality Act, he ruled, and ordered the county to vacate its permits that would fill highly flammable grassland, chaparral and sage with thousands of homes, parks and other amenities. Judge blocks big California development over wildfire danger 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z But by drying out trees, chaparral, and other vegetation, it creates a warmer, more arid world, one ever more susceptible to extreme fire behavior. The Dixie Fire disaster and me 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Shrubs dominate chaparral vegetation but are not well adapted to the periodic fires in the area. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z “I don’t feel hopeful, but we can’t give up. There’s too many of us deeply invested. The Sierra will be a chaparral field before anyone stops trying.” As fires threaten the Ancient Ones, sequoia lovers wonder what else will no longer endure 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Flames were visible along the roadway as what was dubbed the Route fire grew at a moderate speed through chaparral. Wildfires rage in Sequoia National Park, threatening groves of giant trees, forcing closures 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in California, the 106-square-mile Tamarack Fire south of Lake Tahoe continued to burn through timber and chaparral but firefighters made progress, aided by cooler weather. Western wildfire battles aided by weather but losses grow 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z In California, the Tamarack Fire south of Lake Tahoe continued to burn through timber and chaparral and threatened communities on both sides of the California-Nevada state line. Wildfires continue burning across U.S. West 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z The original Trujillo wooden family ranch house, a hundred yards away from Ms. Wiley’s house, still stands with a view of hillsides covered in chaparral and chamise and mature Coast Live Oaks. ‘If You Move Out Here, You Make a Deal With Nature’: Life in a Fire-Prone Canyon 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z Evacuations were ordered Friday while aircraft and about 100 firefighters fought flames in rugged pinyon juniper, chaparral, brush and cactus. Southwest US states bake, wildfire threatens Arizona towns 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z Their dens are usually found in hollow areas of thick chaparral or coastal sage or in woodrat nests made of piles of sticks and leaves. Unusual bobcat tree den found in California fire burn zone 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z The blaze began deep in a remote canyon blanketed with old-growth chaparral that hadn’t burned in more than 50 years, Stewart said. Palisades fire marks early start to fire season, which some officials say never ended 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z The fire was burning through dense, old-growth chaparral that hadn’t burned in more than 50 years, authorities said. 'This is not normal': Topanga Canyon is used to fire. But not amid drizzling, May gray gloom 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z “In classic oak woodlands, there’s a fair number of studies. But nobody had looked at the chaparral, which is that scrubby stuff in the hills before it hits the ocean,” he said. Study finds Lyme-carrying ticks next to beaches and ‘pretty much wherever we looked’ 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z Last week in the Santa Cruz mountains, Clements sampled plants in a field of chaparral – flammable shrubs found throughout the state. Drought-plagued California and western U.S. may see another devastating fire season 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z The property contains a combination of chaparral, wetlands and stream-side habitat that support endangered species, including the arroyo toad and least Bell’s vireo, a rare songbird, the newspaper reported. San Diego County to purchase, expand conservation land 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z Furthermore, “that chaparral or brush-field vegetation is not going to really build carbon over the long term the way the forest would because it tends to burn all at once,” Rougle says. Severe Wildfires Raise the Chance for Future Monstrous Blazes 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z They predict some forests will transform to chaparral and oak woodland, as fires continue to increase in magnitude and heat, particularly in the mid-elevations of the Sierra Nevada, the Cascades and the Klamath Mountains. Along California's ring of fire, residents face decades of danger, destruction 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z The fire began on Thursday and is burning on juniper, chaparral and timber in a remote section of Prescott National Forest where firefighters face steep and rugged terrain. Wildfire burning in forest north of Phoenix grows 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z “The north end of the fire, that’s kind of the priority right now because it’s burning in a lot of chaparral, the oak woodlands,” she said. California wildfires on the cusp of burning 4 million acres so far this year 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z In the early days of the Bobcat fire, Crew 63 got a call to head for Angeles National Forest, into the mountains where flames barreled through tall grass and chaparral. Bobcat fire personal to Jerry Garcia, a firefighter and ultra runner who knows landscape 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Davis argues that the chaparral – thickets of shrubs and bushes – around the wealthy coastal enclave was always meant to periodically burn and preventing this cycle only worsens fires. 'Too late to stop it': California's future hinges on managing megafires 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z From a construction job he’s overseeing in Kelseyville, he points to a hill that was once forested and is now thick chaparral. Along California's ring of fire, residents face decades of danger, destruction 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z In 2008, a whirl caught firefighters by surprise in the remote Indians fire, which was burning in extremely dry chaparral in the Los Padres National Forest. Massive wildfire spawns fire tornadoes in Northern California 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z As of Tuesday morning, the fire is 15 percent contained and has consumed some 41 square miles of dry brush and chaparral in Riverside County. Apple Fire in California was sparked by vehicle malfunction, blaze scorches 41 square miles 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Known as Pine Mountain, it is home to rare California chaparral, hundreds of species of native plants and wildlife, and an old-growth pine forest the U.S. Amid Pine Mountain's ancient trees, a forest 'thinning' project triggers protests 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z The U.S.-Mexican border, or la frontera, is an 1,800-mile-long, virtually imaginary line of barbed wire fencing, an undergrowth of mesquite or chaparral and an easily forded river. A Mexican-American Hyphen 1970-02-13T05:00:00Z Wheeler’s men had the additional burden of dragging heavy surveying equipment through the dense chaparral. The strange, true story of how Mt. Disappointment got its name 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z That includes agriculture residue, trash from cities and counties, gaseous waste from landfills and anaerobic digesters, sawmill residue, and shrubs and chaparral. California Can Be Carbon Neutral in 25 years—with Drastic Action 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z It appears the fire circled the house, consuming the unpruned chaparral across from their hillside home but skirting most of their property. One year later: Homeowners share lessons learned from the deadly Woolsey Fire 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z Currently, the proposal calls for the thinning of 423 acres of conifer forest, with a primary focus on trees under 2 feet in diameter, and the clearance of 316 acres of chaparral. Amid Pine Mountain's ancient trees, a forest 'thinning' project triggers protests 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z In this potential future, envisioned by climate scientists and policy experts, utilities would still need to cut power when high winds race across tinder in northern forests and southern chaparral. Are Blackouts Here to Stay? A Look into the Future 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z America craves inexpensive electricity, too, which means that overhead power lines run through forests and chaparral. California is living America’s dystopian future 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z The recent Tick and Maria fires in Southern California were mainly in chaparral and grassland. AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s wildfire tweets not grounded in facts 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z The missives drew a combination of incredulity and anger from many Californians, in part because the vast majority of the acres consumed by fire since early October were grasslands and chaparral, far from the forest. As wildfires burn across California, President Trump lashes out at the state on Twitter 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z A revelation for her devoted listeners, ”Morning Glory” is a comforting and intimate look at what caught an artist’s eye when she was at the peak of her chaparral mountain. California writers explore our past, promises in a trio of books 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z With dry winds whistling through dense chaparral, they found themselves battling on multiple fronts. Getty fire spreads in L.A.'s elite enclaves, a spectacle that underscores city's inherent dangers 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Whipped by strong Santa Ana winds, the blaze quickly consumed 75 acres of dense, dry chaparral. A devastating blaze haunted San Bernardino for years. This time, residents were ready 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Smoke belching from the burning chaparral covered some neighborhoods in gray haze. Winds dying as crews fight flames in Southern California 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Afterward, he toured the Palisades — where expensive residences are situated on steep hillsides of bone-dry chaparral overlooking Pacific Coast Highway between Malibu and Santa Monica — to assess the risk and provide guidance. Sprinklers and gadgets won't save your home from a wildfire. What your neighbor does might 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z “Just minutes away from the chaos of the city, and get yourself lost in the wooded chaparral high above the sprawling metropolis, creeks rippling, bears lumbering, and bobcats creeping,” says Flea. Column: Live L.A. like a local. Tips from readers on where to take to take visitors 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Griffin’s front door opens to a view of a pool that shines over a canyon of chaparral and scrub. Kathy Griffin fell from the D-list to the S-list. She’s clawing her way back 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z One witness drew a simple map showing trees, which are signs of water in a chaparral landscape, Beller says. Ecological Detectives Hunt for San Francisco's Vanished Waterways 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Alongside a one-room church, surrounded by farmland and a tangle of south Texas chaparral, a former slave master and a freed slave lay buried. The border wall isn't just a dividing line – it's a monument against racial progress | Michelle García 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Their house is in a state-designated high-risk wildfire zone, where it’s edged by a slope covered in dry chaparral and coastal sage scrub. Sprinklers and gadgets won't save your home from a wildfire. What your neighbor does might 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z California plants are used to intense but infrequent fires – they occur typically every 30-150 years in the mediterranean coastal shrub ecosystem, or chaparral, of southern California. Fire poppies: rare golden flowers rise from the ashes in California 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z About all people can do to help the chaparral is to stop setting it on fire. California fire risk shows urgent need for prevention work 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z For instance, firefighting crews generally cut fire lines down to mineral earth during active wildfires, while fuels management crews often do less-intensive thinning of trees and chaparral to slow advancing flames. California is pulling the National Guard from the border to protect against fires 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z To the south, a tangle of chaparral lines the roiling, camo-colored river haunted by Border Patrol agents, smugglers and migrants. Will a border fence spell the end of a Texas chapel by the Rio Grande? 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Frequent fire is driving chaparral loss in the Santa Monica Mountains, which burned yet again in November. Southern California's ecosystems evolved to survive fire. But not like this 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z That may mean rethinking subdivisions in thickly forested mountainous areas or homes along Southern California canyons lined with tinder-dry chaparral. California fire chief: State must adapt to new wildfire norm 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Toyon, Heteromeles arbutifolia: The bright red berries of the toyon, found in chaparral communities throughout California, is a favorite with robins and waxwings in winter. New gardens at the L.A. Zoo show us how we can help birds at home 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Then, easily vaulting over the eight lanes of the 101 freeway, the blaze reached the western Santa Monica Mountains, where it exploded in the dry chaparral and coastal sage. A tale of two wildfires: devastation highlights California's stark divide 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Finnish forests are mainly filled with tall boreal trees — pine, spruce and birch — whereas much of Californian vegetation consists of lower-lying chaparral shrub land and small trees, which are more prone to catching fire. Trump suggests raking forest floors may help prevent fires 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z Southern California’s native chaparral and sage scrub aren’t so much adapted to wildfire as they are to a certain pattern of fire — periodically burning in hot, intense blazes that consume all the vegetation. Southern California's ecosystems evolved to survive fire. But not like this 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z My communities are the coastal sage, the chaparral and the oak woodlands. Opinion | Nature has something to tell us. It’s time we listened. 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z But most of California's recent deadly fires are in grasslands and brushy chaparral — not thick forest, Keeley said. Experts seek ways to boost extreme wildfire survival rates 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z But most of California’s recent deadly fires are in grasslands and brushy chaparral - not thick forest, Keeley said. Experts look ways to curb deaths as fires get more severe 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z But most of California’s recent deadly fires are in grasslands and brushy chaparral — not thick forest, Keeley said. Experts look ways to curb deaths as fires get more severe 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z “There is always the chance that scientists will find a slow-burning plant that will smother the chaparral,” a county fire official said hopefully. Southern California's ecosystems evolved to survive fire. But not like this 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Before fires ravaged these places, I celebrated their beauties: waterfalls, wildflowers and the sweet scent of the scrubby chaparral. Opinion | Nature has something to tell us. It’s time we listened. 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z And fires that forced massive evacuations outside Los Angeles fed off of chaparral or brush. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z However, most of California’s deadly fires of recent years have been in grasslands and brushy chaparral, Keeley said. Fatal California fires spur search for solutions 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z The conflagrations have mostly seared oak woodlands, chaparral and grass. Trump and Brown stir up rhetoric on wildfires but overlook pressing problems - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Hillsides once blanketed with pygmy forests of chaparral are mottled with bare ground and clumps of young chamise and ceanothus shrubs. Southern California's ecosystems evolved to survive fire. But not like this 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z California’s chaparral has evolved to survive, even thrive, with fire. Opinion | Nature has something to tell us. It’s time we listened. 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z The native chaparral shrublands are dominated by shrub species that evolved with fires occurring every several decades to every century or so. What Trump gets wrong about wildfires, by a fire scientist 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z This is a “dirty burn,” where flames chewed through portions of the Malibu canyons but left whole swaths of forest, chaparral and homes untouched. A family watched on TV as their home burned. Then they saw a second one burn - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z It was mainly fueled by chaparral, tall grass and timber. California Camp Fire joins list of most destructive blazes in the state 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Once gone, the chaparral and sage scrub that drape the wildest parts of Southern California are proving ominously difficult to restore. Southern California's ecosystems evolved to survive fire. But not like this 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z The chaparral is habitat for a multitude of creatures. Opinion | Nature has something to tell us. It’s time we listened. 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z It affects almost every vegetated part of the state, from the conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada mountains to the oak woodlands lower down and, in the valleys, the grasslands and chaparral. What Trump gets wrong about wildfires, by a fire scientist 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z He said the fire traveled along the gully behind their house where the chaparral had not burned in decades. From Malibu to Oak Park, wildfire devastation comes into focus - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z In some areas, the fire burned almost two feet into the ground, killing off chaparral and other shrubs’ root systems that provide stability to hillsides. With rainy season looming, residents of Lake Elsinore and other burn areas wait for the next disaster: mudslides - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The massive wildfire erupted Aug. 6 in Holy Jim Canyon, tearing through more than 22,000 acres of bone-dry chaparral and brush in the Cleveland National Forest that hadn’t burned in decades. Man accused of setting Holy fire was a well-known troublemaker, neighbors say 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z The Holy fire in Orange County has chewed through 28 square miles of dense chaparral and is only partly contained. National Digest: Man accused of igniting Calif. forest fire calls his charges a ‘lie’ 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z On ridges off of Mountain Meadow Road, between I-15 and North Broadway, the land includes a mix of chaparral and coastal sage scrub habitat, with coast live oaks and rare Engelmann oaks. This deserted avocado grove could be a gateway to science education 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z In 2008, a whirl caught firefighters by surprise in the remote Indians fire that burned in extremely dry chaparral in the Los Padres National Forest, causing serious injuries and forcing the deployment of fire shelters. 143-mph 'fire tornado' that left path of destruction in Redding is ominous sign of the future 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Following years of drought and a summer of record-breaking heat, immense tracts of forests, chaparral and grasslands have become tinder that allows even a small spark to explode into a devouring blaze, authorities said. Wildfires scorching homes, land _ and California’s budget 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Vegetation can have various degrees of dryness — a wet log in the woods could smolder before puttering out, while tinder-dry chaparral on a 110-degree day could explode when ignited, Swain said. The common thread in California's wildfires: heat like the state has never seen 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Growing up in Southern California, I lived for the hours that I spent hiking and exploring nearby chaparral scrublands, oak-covered hills, and rocky intertidal environments. Why Don't the Geosciences Have More Diversity? 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The Pawnee fire started late Saturday afternoon northeast of Clearlake Oaks and has been pushed northeast by winds that are sending it into drought-stricken grass, oak and chaparral, Cal Fire officials said. Wildfire in Northern California grows to 11,500 acres with only 5% containment 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z The rain comes just months after the Thomas fire scorched more than 440 square miles of land, reducing thick forest and chaparral to ash and making steep hillsides susceptible to mud and debris flows. Battered by fires and floods, beleaguered Montecito braces for more potential destruction 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z The project, in the making for more than two decades, seeks to encourage biological diversity in the animals that dwell in the more than 20,000 acres of coastal chaparral surrounding Laguna Beach. Wildlife corridor will connect O.C. coast to Cleveland National Forest 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z In certain vegetation types, like chaparral and coniferous forests, fires will vaporize organic compounds found in the leaf litter. Perspective | Those deadly mudslides you’ve read about? Expect worse in the future. 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z The blaze began on Dec. 4 and fierce winds drove the flames through tinder-dry brush, chaparral and trees. Largest wildfire on record in California finally contained 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z If the watershed was not burned, there would be as much as 20 feet of vegetation cover thanks to dense chaparral that could soak up rainwater. Rains finally arrive, bringing new danger in California's vast fire zones 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z “There are green notes from France, bright citrus from Italy, and hints of California chaparral,” Vivier said. The L.A. designer behind Clare V. label introduces a signature scent 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Like every state, California has a great diversity of plants, including an abundance of dry shrubland called chaparral. Why are California’s wildfires so historic? For starters, a diablo is at work. 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z Flames raced through the chaparral, setting ablaze 60-foot-tall trees whose burning embers flew into the heart of the avocado orchard. Raging Southern California fire threatens avocado, lemon crops 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Wildfires are natural events in these hills, which are covered in vegetation called chaparral. Dodgy citations, fusion milestone and a skeleton called Little Foot That fire was also driven by heavy Santa Ana winds, but it exploded because of chaparral that fed a devastating fire. In California, Mixed Results for Regulations Meant to Help Stop Fires 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z The people in the path of the latest fires include working families who’ve lived for decades in humble subdivisions with gorgeous views of the deadly chaparral in the mountains above. Opinion | Doom Season in Los Angeles 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Some homes were spared, others destroyed, trees and chaparral left blackened and smoldering. Ventura County under siege: 'It was like watching Rome burn' 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Not far away, past the railroad tracks and Highway 1, flames made their way down the hillsides as they burned through acres of chaparral. 100,000 evacuated, hundreds of schools closed amid fears of new fires, powerful winds 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z California’s situation is different because its wildfires have generally ignited in chaparral - brush that naturally grows densely packed, said Andrew Latimer, plant expert at the University of California-Davis. Project saved homes from fires, but can it be duplicated? 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z California’s situation is different because its wildfires have generally ignited in chaparral – brush that naturally grows densely packed, said Andrew Latimer, plant expert at the University of California-Davis. Project saved homes from fires, but can it be duplicated? 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z On weekends, you will virtually live outdoors, as Wheels does, following your flock across the sage and chaparral. I threw a tailgate, with tri-tip and turtledoves — and a whole bunch of beautiful minds. 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z “There’s a treasured landscape of old-growth chaparral. And there’s so little left of it. It’s a habitat that provides sources of food and shelter.” Separating fact from hype as California begins a new fire season 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z She says dense chaparral, rugged terrain and winds add to hazardous conditions firefighters face while combatting the blaze. The Latest: Wildfire forces evacuations for town of Mayer 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Riding at a steady clip, one crew combs the chaparral and creek bottom, flushing mama cows and their calves, while the more experienced horsemen climb the ridge tops to scan for hideaways and strays. What is the future of the Texas cowboy? 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z So, the thick forest of old pines towering over thickets of younger trees and chaparral there is capable of burning the entire forest to the tree tops. UC Riverside fire ecologist predicts the risks of wildfires this year in Southern California 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z The two venture out into the Texas chaparral, strip malls fading into the distance, the landscape seeming to ask: What do you expect to happen? Mike Judge, the Bard of Suck 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Just look at Southern California, which experienced several mild wildfire seasons during the drought despite pitiful rainfall and shriveled chaparral. Separating fact from hype as California begins a new fire season 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z They carry fire to “heavier foods” such as chaparral, drought-stressed flowers and shrubs that explode when the fuse hits them. This is the ‘fuse’ that ignites California’s explosive fires 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Firefighting crews were left on the defense, struggling to protect homes as flames consumed chaparral, pine trees and yucca. 'We got our butts kicked,' firefighters say as Blue Cut fire defies containment 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Luxury homes: Los Angeles has long attracted wealthy individuals willing to spend millions of dollars for a sprawling estate in the chaparral hills above the city or along its fabled coast. California Inc.: Kim Kardashian keynotes blogging expo; keep an eye on those jobs numbers 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z When the massive blaze erupted Friday along the 14 Freeway at Sand Canyon, 30- to 50-mph winds fanned the flames on hillsides carpeted with tinder-like chaparral, pushing them into the Angeles National Forest. 'There was nothing stopping it': Fight against raging Santa Clarita Valley wildfire gets boost in resources 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Moreover, if chaparral and sagebrush burns too often, it won’t regrow and will turn into a landscape of highly flammable grasses that are dry most of the year. Separating fact from hype as California begins a new fire season 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Fueled by high winds and dry chaparral, the Sand fire near Santa Clarita has burned through tens of thousands of acres. Essential California: Wildfire rages in Southern California 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Native chaparral shrubs can’t survive repeated fires over a short time span. 'We got our butts kicked,' firefighters say as Blue Cut fire defies containment 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The Sand fire roared primarily through uninhabited areas near the 14 Freeway much of Saturday, fueled by high winds and hillsides carpeted with tinderlike chaparral. Santa Clarita area fire grows to more than 22,000 acres 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z Crews were taking advantage of calmer winds and building a perimeter around the smoldering blaze that consumed about 1.7 square miles of thick chaparral in a rugged canyon. National news digest: Sunday, July 10, 2016 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Crews were taking advantage of calmer winds and building a perimeter around the smoldering blaze that consumed about 1.7 square miles of thick chaparral in a rugged canyon. Evacuations lifted in brush fire north of Los Angeles 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z The fire, fueled by chaparral and short grass on parched lands, has caused hundreds of people to flee their homes for safety ahead of the flames. Deadly California wildfire spreads, 1,500 structures threatened 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z Nearly 800 homes were under evacuation orders on Wednesday due to the flames, fueled largely by chaparral and severe heat. Firefighters battle to tame Los Angeles-area wildfires 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z The cause of the fires, fueled by dry brush, chaparral and worsened by extreme heat, are under investigation. Two LA-area wildfires threaten to merge after forcing evacuations 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z As he walked his two children to Northern Hills Elementary School, day after day, they watched the chaparral on the neglected plot next to the school grow to twice its size. Research on San Antonio neighborhoods leads to history 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z The blaze, which ignited Wednesday in a wilderness area northwest of Santa Barbara, has consumed chaparral and tall grass in the Los Padres National Forest, blackening some 1,200 acres, according to tracking website InciWeb. Hundreds evacuate as double blazes burn through California and New Mexico 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z "This massive shrub is a serious fire hazard and also crowds out many native plants, threatening the biological diversity of the coastal chaparral," according to a city brochure. Home-grown effort aims to preserve native plants and reduce wildfire risk 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z A Forest Service survey counted almost 80,000 dead trees there last year, mostly pine, among the chaparral and scrub oak. A walk in the dead woods 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z As conceived more than a half-century ago, the trail would pass through old forests and chaparral highlands, offering views of the Channel Islands to the south and as far north as the Tehachapi range. Trail to extend 67 miles through Santa Monica Mountains 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Cabins are not cabins but villas on the chaparral., and dining goes from crystal and china settings to campfire sing-alongs. Travel bucket list for 2016 and beyond 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Wood shavings and dry chaparral, which resembles hay, line the bed of a 30ft wind tunnel. Welcome to the fire lab: California researchers re-create forest blazes 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z California’s largest wildfire continued to grow Tuesday in the Sierra Nevada, where it triggered mandatory evacuations in Fresno County while flames pushed east and south along rugged mountain faces and burned through tall chaparral. Massive wildfire in Sierra Nevada grows, triggering more evacuations 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Since then, flames have chewed through timber and parched chaparral, even as officials have deployed extensive resources. Wildfire near Fresno grows as firefighters brace for hot, dry weather 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z "They've got chaparral that is over 6 feet tall," Alexander said. Rocky fire in Northern California swells to 60,000 acres; 12,000 evacuated 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Dry, dense brush, including oak trees and chaparral, was fanning the fire, Zaniboni said. Fast-moving 200-acre wildfire in Lompoc threatens historic mission 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Within seconds a flame races down the tunnel and ignites the chaparral, end to end. Welcome to the fire lab: California researchers re-create forest blazes 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z The fire grew by nearly 10 square miles Thursday as the winds drove it north through desert chaparral, pinon pine and juniper trees in the mountains. Mountain communities on alert amid California wildfire 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z "Like most mountain lions, he likes to find a quiet place during the day to rest," Riley said, "but we hope next time it will be in dense chaparral as opposed to under someone's house." P-22 GPS data show mountain lion left Los Feliz soon after media hoopla 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Cowgirl Molly led our happy band of cowpokes on a hillside path through oak chaparral and redwoods. Four Secrets Of A Multi-Generational Vacation 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z It contains echinacea to boost the immune system, and chaparral and burdock root to purify the blood, ease pain and soothe the rash, he explains. Chikungunya revives herbal remedies in Antigua 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z Fire also plays a crucial part in regeneration for some of the vast shrublands of the western United States, especially California's densely urbanized chaparral ecosystems. Learning to coexist with wildfire : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Then the road tilts upward, through the chaparral, a scrubland of coyote brush and sweet-smelling redbud, and up into the pine and oak woodlands before reaching the mountains. The Call of the Wild, Partly Answered 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z If one of us tripped and fell into a stand of burning chaparral, someone else would yank the fallen back to his or her feet before s/he was burned. I Was an Elite Female Firefighter 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Nearly 1,100 employees from federal, state and county fire agencies are working to control the blaze, which is burning in steep canyons covered in bone-dry chaparral. Orange County wildfire 20% contained, but heat could slow progress 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z Daniel Berlant, a spokesman for the agency, said crews are seeing conditions not typically seen until summer, when dry brush and chaparral create explosive wildfire conditions. Hunters fire in Mariposa County pushes east toward Yosemite 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z And chaparral cover can burn with the intensity of a crown fire, thanks to the resinous content of its leaves. Wildfires Come Hard and Fast to Southern California 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z The blaze, which officials said started from a campfire on Thursday morning, has blackened more than 1,850 acres of drought-parched chaparral, destroyed five homes and damaged 17 other structures. Firefighters make progress controlling California blaze 2014-01-18T04:03:21Z The flames spread quickly through the tinder-dry grasslands and chaparral that lie to the west of Yarnell, breaching the small town's limits and destroying more than 200 structures. How Did Nature and Bad Luck Combine to Kill Firefighters? 2013-07-03T14:45:00.920Z The blaze, ignited on Friday by lightning and stoked by strong, erratic winds, has blackened at least 8,400 acres of thick, tinder-dry chaparral, oak scrub and grasslands northwest of Phoenix, authorities said. Arizona town reeling over loss of firefighters in blaze 2013-07-03T00:33:47Z Fire managers say the so-called Yarnell Hills fire, which has already charred nearly 8,400 acres of tinder-dry chaparral and grasslands northwest of Phoenix, was zero percent contained as darkness fell on Monday evening. Firefighters look for weather break in deadly Arizona wildfire 2013-07-03T00:06:26Z But a wildfire that killed 19 firefighters on Sunday raged unchecked, engulfing 8,400 acres of tinder-dry chaparral and grasslands. Blasting Heat Keeps Hold on Western States 2013-07-02T20:45:00.527Z It was still raging unchecked on Monday after scorching some 8,400 acres of tinder-dry chaparral and grasslands. Deadly fire engulfed Arizona firefighters in seconds 2013-07-02T00:11:22Z A separate wind-whipped fire roaring through chaparral and pine forests in central Arizona forced the evacuation of about 460 homes near the town of Prescott, about 100 miles north of Phoenix. Raging Colorado, Arizona wildfires prompt evacuations 2013-06-21T01:24:23Z In Arizona, a fast-growing wildfire burning through chaparral, pine and juniper forest about 100 miles north of Phoenix forced the evacuation of at least 25 homes, officials said. Colorado wildfire destroys more than 500 homes, new blazes menace West 2013-06-19T00:52:43Z Straight across through the clear blue-tinged atmosphere above the cañada to the shoulders and cañons, the forests and clear spaces and chaparral of the mountain flanks, we look. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z Upon wild mountain-slopes where are heard the fluting notes of a certain shy bird that rarely comes near habitations, the chaparral pea often makes dense, impenetrable thickets. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z They had not actually seen Red Wolf win it, but they were in no doubt as to why his pursuers made such a frantic dash into the chaparral. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z In the dense chaparral it was not possible to hold the regiments to their lines, and in places the companies were obliged to break files to get along. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z A wall of chaparral, appearing solid when viewed from a distance, fenced the pasture, and rising boldly from the southwest end of the clearing a towering mass of rock flung its rugged ramparts skyward. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z So we went back to our little open sunny spot in the chaparral on the hillside and lay quiet and silent for a long time. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z The chamisal forms a large part of the chaparral of our mountain slopes, and when not in bloom gives to them much the aspect imparted to the Scotch Highlands by the heather. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z That seemed a useless question to be asked in such a place, but there were secrets of the chaparral which were unknown to the red men of the plains. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z In it I sense traces of the desert and chaparral farther north and the tropical deciduous forests of Costa Rica to the south. Scientist at Work Blog: Seeking Out the Elegant Quail 2011-11-11T21:16:03Z "He's th' biggest fool I ever saw, an' th' coolest," said a voice in the chaparral at the left. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Fueled by steady winds and 90 degree temperatures the blaze jumped the freeway and burned chaparral in the hills that form the nearby San Bernardino National Forest and rural areas of San Bernardino County. Small plane crash kills 2, sparks fire that prompts evacuations in California 2011-09-05T10:17:17Z The favorite haunts of this lily are high and inaccessible ridges, among the chaparral, or under the live-oak or redwood. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z "There's no telling what 'll be found if ever the chaparral is cleared," said Bowie. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z No longer able to endure the suspense, Carrington left the shelter of his rock and began to work his way around the edge of the chaparral clump. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z On the west side of the mesa, back in the chaparral and out of sight of the rustlers, Pie Willis lay face down in the sand, quiet. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z A bit before sundown we were at the edge of the chaparral—a tangle of bushes and quaking asp—rather a baddish place in which to stumble upon her serene highness. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Woe to him who tries to penetrate the chaparral when it is composed of this formidable and uncompromising shrub! The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z One of these had belonged to the brave who was killed in the open that morning, and another had been won in the chaparral from his companions. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z Carrington could see Taylor’s rock, but it was at the edge of the chaparral, and Taylor might easily slip into the chaparral and begin a circling movement that would bring him behind Carrington. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z Johnny didn't care to intrude, and cautiously withdrew to the shelter of the small chaparral, where he waited impatiently. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Birds fluttered through the chaparral with strange cries, and the rabbits ran back and forth as though much disturbed by domestic happenings. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z In the north they grow upon dry, stony hill-slopes under the chaparral, while southward they often affect the walls of ca�ons, among moist, luxuriant vegetation. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z "All I want is to get to the chaparral with critters enough to go home from there on a walk." The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z And after his examination was concluded, he dropped to his hands and knees and began to work his way into the chaparral. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z You came up here looking for my scalp an' if you still wants it I'll go away from th' song bird in the chaparral an' give you th' chance. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z And the dark would creep in from the gray chaparral And the woman would hum, while I pitied my pal And thought of him like he had died. Sun and Saddle Leather Including Grass Grown Trails and New Poems 2011-07-19T02:00:23.943Z Keep to the open, se�or; there are men with knives in the chaparral! America First 2011-07-15T02:00:25.100Z Here they were, at all events, plodding along one of the sandy avenues of the chaparral. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z He was half-way down the slope, his horse making slow work of threading its way through the gnarled chaparral growth, when, looking downward, he saw another horse leaping up the slope toward him. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z "Shore I can; he's hobbled," came the reply from behind a spur of the chaparral. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Crittenden charged, and forced them to retreat to a chaparral, from which, as the invaders advanced, they opened a destructive fire. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z And before she could detain him the boy turned at a sharp angle and plunged into the deeper blackness of the chaparral. America First 2011-07-15T02:00:25.100Z We are to strike the chaparral on a due south line from the fort. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z And at last, at the end of half an hour, the fear grew to a conviction that Taylor was stalking him in the chaparral. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z When he turned the corner he saw the head of a man on the other side of the chaparral which lay a little southwest of his position. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Instead, the chaparral proved to be the best habitat for the species, being about twice as appealing as the grassland. Genetics and Geographical Mapping Help to Crack Ecological Puzzles for Rare Species 2011-06-20T17:45:00.253Z Here the valley oak park merges with the general foothill forest and chaparral. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z Two paths came out within a few yards of each other from the tangled mazes of a vast, green sea of chaparral. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z It seems to love an alternation of grain fields and contiguous chaparral cover. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z Adown th' road, an' gun in hand, Comes Whiskey Bill, mad Whiskey Bill— This fragment of song floated out of a chaparral about twenty yards behind Hopalong, who grinned pleasantly when he heard it. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z What is now a large and populous suburb, was then a succession of sand dunes, in whose valleys were thickets of scrub oak, chaparral, and willows. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z Through the chaparral Shaffer's men now pushed their way foot by foot. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z It was the loud report of a rifle ringing out of the southerly border of the chaparral, and the taller of the four Comanches pitched heavily to the ground. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z From my observation and limited study of their habits, I would say that they were chaparral, or tulie birds, with their choice habitat near human habitations. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z Some time later as he passed a chaparral he glanced back to see what had become of his friend, but found that he had disappeared. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z He lay on a hillside behind a screen of chaparral. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Gabet plans to collect undisturbed soil surface samples from chaparral hill slopes, and subject them to controlled wildfire conditions in the laboratory to simulate fires of varying temperatures and durations. Santa Ana Winds & Dust Pollution 2010-10-25T20:34:00Z "How fur are we now from the south side of the chaparral?" The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z The blaze, dubbed the Crown Fire, erupted Thursday afternoon and quickly spread across 4,500 acres of tinder-dry chaparral and scrub in rolling hills near the city of Palmdale, about 35 north of Los Angeles. Fire prompts evacuation of 2,000 homes north of L.A 2010-07-30T17:39:00Z Send a dozen picked men down quick an' let 'em lose 'emselves in th' chaparral, far back. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z It speaks volumes for the Western training that the boy was rapidly acquiring when it is said that before he showed himself from behind his chaparral, he gazed cautiously through that leafy screen. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z In many places the chaparral was so high and so thick that a man on horseback could have been hidden in it from another man at a short distance. The Red Mustang That had been the direction taken by one of their best-mounted comrades on entering the chaparral, and the soft thud of his horse's hoofs had now reached the quick ears of Red Wolf. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z Ted had once been lost in the chaparral,—a 145thorny tangle of low growths that reached higher than his head. Unexplored! Half an hour after leaving the HQQ cow he saw a horseman ahead of him, threading his way through a chaparral. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z From the dense surrounding clumps of chaparral there had suddenly emerged the figure of a tall, bearded man, with keen blue eyes and a striking air of self-reliance and resolution. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Suddenly the antelope chief gave a bleat and a bound, and in a twinkling he and his little band disappeared in the southern chaparral. The Red Mustang If the pond had hitherto been one of the secrets of the chaparral, it was one no longer now. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z The fire had been eating slowly through a stretch of manzanita chaparral, whose hard stems resisted them as the evergreens could not. Unexplored! An hour later they rode around a chaparral and came within sight of the water hole, which lay a few hundred yards away. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Lightly pressing the rein to the left side of his horse's glossy neck, the Indian agent urged it forward into the chaparral. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z They answered one another with low calls which sounded like suppressed barks of a prairie-wolf, and these were repeated in the chaparral behind them. The Red Mustang His whoop was uttered aloud as the fire flashed from the rifle-muzzle, and the report was answered by a chorus of yells from among the dense masses of the chaparral. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z Quail, Valley, call, 5. flight of covey, 30. in chaparral, 55. in vineyard, 73. tracks, 43. A-Birding on a Bronco A-looking for some place to land—— floated out of the chaparral and he stiffened in the saddle and stopped. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z The others, too, began to stir about, eager for the word to advance and mount their ponies, which were concealed behind a high rampart of chaparral a few paces off. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Sign enough was made, for now the band moved away westerly by a path of the chaparral. The Red Mustang After that they had dodged and lurked in the chaparral, while he went for a scouting trip to the pond. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z Surrounded by a waste of chaparral, it was a little oasis of great blooming live-oaks, and in their shade I used often to spend the hot afternoon hours. A-Birding on a Bronco When they had gone Hopalong wheeled to look for Johnny and saw him crawling out of a chaparral, dragging a rifle after him. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Northward from Truxton, Arizona, the desert stretches a red-hot, sandy arm, the elbow of which crooks about several arid ranges of baked hills clothed with a scanty growth of chaparral. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z To-da-te-ca-to-da no more be heap eyes for blue coat," said the ferociously wrathful chieftain, and a moment later, as he again disappeared in the chaparral, he added, bitterly: "Heap sign now. The Red Mustang They went steadily forward for several miles of winding way, and then the chaparral began to change its character. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z One day when I rode over to the chaparral island, I found two of the males sitting around in the brush. A-Birding on a Bronco Two puffs of smoke burst from the chaparral and the rustlers ducked out of sight, one of them hard hit. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z His friends shook their heads, but his case was desperate, and he ventured down upon the old gray cabin hiding in the grass and chaparral. First Fam'lies of the Sierras He had heard of experienced plainsmen who had lost themselves in chaparral. The Red Mustang On went Red Wolf, veering to the left around each successive cover, but seeming to push directly into the chaparral. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z In order to locate anything in chaparral, one must be high enough to overlook the mass. A-Birding on a Bronco Hesitating a moment he suddenly decided that he would be better off if he put a good distance between himself and the mesa, and ran on again, eager to gain the shelter of the chaparral. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z He led the way into the chaparral, and the others followed. East Angels They were on a slight elevation from which a considerable sweep of the chaparral could be overlooked. The Red Mustang As for him, he had whooped his very loudest just before he reached the chaparral, and a gust of wind had helped him like a brother. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z But the king of the chaparral was the great brown thrasher. A-Birding on a Bronco Skinny Thompson and Pete Wilson, having grown restless, were encircling the mesa by keeping inside the chaparral and came opposite the pinnacle about the time Johnny discovered his reptilian neighbors. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z The chaparral, a thicket of little evergreen oaks, rose, round the flower cove, to a height of ten feet. East Angels The Apache leader lay once more in his rabbit-path behind her, having regained it by a long circuit through the chaparral. The Red Mustang They had gone and the chaparral seemed to be deserted, but it was not entirely without inhabitants. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z We pushed our way through the dense chaparral, and my fearless companion got down on her hands and knees to look through the tangle for the nest. A-Birding on a Bronco Here and there over the pasture and along the chaparral's rim rifles cracked in hot endeavor to drive the rustlers from their positions long enough to save the reckless puncher. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z He sprang across, and went inland through the myrtles, his course defined in a measure by the thick chaparral which bordered the grove on each side. East Angels "All the Indians in the chaparral have had good bugle-warning, Sam," said Colonel Evans to the cowboy nearest. The Red Mustang No let him catch Great Bear in chaparral trap. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z Meanwhile I sat close beside the chaparral wall, where all sorts of sounds were to be heard, suggestive of the industries of the population hidden within the brush at my back. A-Birding on a Bronco "He's th' best man in this whole country!" cried Meeker, grabbing up a canteen and starting to go through the chaparral to give them water. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Margaret, though she was pale, smiled, and declined his help; she only wished to rest for a moment, she said; the chaparral had tired her. East Angels Straight to the margin of the spring rode Captain Moore and the Mexican commander, each followed by several other riders, while behind them their men filed out of the chaparral. The Red Mustang Now, during a number of minutes, all the chaparral was still, for even the wild creatures were hiding and the human beings talked by motions and not by spoken words. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z There were a great many hummingbirds in the chaparral, and at a certain point on the road I was several times attacked by one of the pugnacious little warriors. A-Birding on a Bronco Then, once out of its shelter, he leaped erratically over the plain and gained a clump of chaparral. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z "We shall reach home, probably, much earlier than you will," he went on, looking off at the chaparral with an abstracted air. East Angels "It may indicate the presence of only one warrior," said Captain Moore, "or it may mean that the whole band is near—" At that moment a loud whoop sounded from the chaparral, westerly. The Red Mustang Less than half an hour of brisk riding brought Tetzcatl and his companion to the hiding-place of one of those secrets of the chaparral. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z That was why he had ridden through so many chaparrals and doubled on his trail. The Orphan Joining his friends the three disappeared in the chaparral and two disgusted rustlers helped a badly wounded companion to the rough hospital in the hut at the top of the mesa trail. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z The country was covered with high grass and chaparral, and in this and on the wooded hills a strong force of Spaniards was hidden. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Neither he nor Colonel Evans guessed that Cal had already ridden away beyond the stretch of chaparral in which they proposed to toot for him. The Red Mustang Up came the lariat-pin, and once more the sorrel, after being watered was led into the greater security of the chaparral. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z The watcher chuckled softly at the success of his stratagem and, suddenly arising, went carefully around the chaparral until he could see the fast-vanishing braves. The Orphan Johnny, moving cautiously along the edge of the chaparral, soon met Buck and Hopalong, who were examining every square foot of the mesa wall for a way up. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Some of the silly sheep got caught fast in a tangle of chaparral this morning, like flies in a spider's web, and had to be helped out. My First Summer in the Sierra Perhaps she knew of other old chaparral ladies like herself to whom she wished to tell the latest news. The Red Mustang Already, in the distance, he could see the endless, ragged border of the chaparral. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z The chaparral sweeps to the north quite a little, and mebby I can drop a slug behind their fort from down there. The Orphan At last, when the chaparral closed about him he plunged through it recklessly and ran until sheer exhaustion made him drop insensible to the sand. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Many a mile they must go every day to gather their fifteen or twenty tons of chaparral and grass. My First Summer in the Sierra The last cowboy had sprung to the saddle; squads had been counted off; directions had been given by Colonel Evans, and each small party was about to enter the chaparral by a different path. The Red Mustang He offered his hand, and Bowie took it, but after that he and his rangers sat upon their horses in grim, menacing silence, while the Comanche warriors rode out of the chaparral. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z As he crawled through a particularly badly matted bit of chaparral he stopped to release himself and laughed outright. The Orphan Day broke when he had reached the edge of the chaparral and he mounted with a sigh of relief and rode forward along the now plainly marked trail. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Another species grows in abundance as a chaparral shrub on the shady sides of the hills, probably Cornus sessilis. My First Summer in the Sierra Even after that they pushed along until they came out at the southwestern border of the chaparral. The Red Mustang When it was over, Red Wolf stood still for a moment, and stared at the openings in the chaparral. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z This ridge wound and twisted from the big chaparral twenty miles below the defile to a branch of the Limping Water, fifteen miles above. The Orphan They went forward cautiously now and took advantage of the unevenness of the plain, riding through barrancas and keeping close to chaparrals. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Deer quietly withdraw into leafy hiding-places in the chaparral; the dew vanishes, flowers spread their petals, every pulse beats high, every life cell rejoices, the very rocks seem to thrill with life. My First Summer in the Sierra Wah-wah-o-be had her duties also to attend to, and she knew that they must all get out of the chaparral. The Red Mustang He was succeeding very well, and every minute was of importance to the Lipans, who were now threading their southward way through the chaparral with all the speed they could reasonably make. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z Punchers riding south would turn the corner of the chaparral and run into the war party before they knowed it. The Orphan Down in the chaparral, Frenchy, getting no response to his shots, picked up his glasses and examined the mesa. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z The dwarf or white-bark pine is the species that forms the timber-line, where it is so completely dwarfed that one may walk over the top of a bed of it as over snow-pressed chaparral. My First Summer in the Sierra More than one path led from the camping-place to the edge of the chaparral, and the Apaches used several in order to get out quickly. The Red Mustang Low-voiced exclamations indicated that they had discovered something altogether new to them, and then they rode out from the chaparral to examine it more thoroughly. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z And it was always growing older, because I had to waste time in dodging chaparrals and things like that that might hold him and his gun. The Orphan Go back there in th' chaparral an' get away with a pipeful. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Near camp the goldcup oak forms sheets of chaparral, on top of which we may make our beds. My First Summer in the Sierra We must all get out early in the morning and scour the western chaparral. The Red Mustang Throughout its range the brush rabbit is closely associated with—in fact, lives in—the chaparral that is dense enough to afford protection from raptorial birds and the larger carnivorous mammals. A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha I cut loose at 259 a lope and had been riding for some time when I saw something through an opening in the chaparrals to the east of me, and it moved. The Orphan From oak and chaparral to pines and bear clover, silver fir, and nature-made gardens of columbine, red snow plant, and cyclamen we mounted, and then still higher to a silent tamarack country. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making Back of them, Ysleta was lost to sight behind a rising grade of yellow sand, dotted by clumps of chaparral and cactus. The Vision of Elijah Berl Before long the entire cavalcade was out of the chaparral, and Cal noted that the north star was directly behind him. The Red Mustang In patches of chaparral in which the rabbits live they make runways that are especially well defined at the edges of the brush. A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha It lacked the directness of its intersector because of the impenetrable chaparrals which forced it to wander hither and yon. The Orphan We had struggled through miles of chaparral, after which no abatis that I ever saw on the Potomac would have been any discouragement to us, provided only we had the same wonderful horses. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 Some severely-wounded men came slowly pushing their way through the chaparral. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro Not a few of them related to old-time fights which had been fought around that very spring, in and out of the chaparral. The Red Mustang There were clearings on this ground, but they alternated with a chaparral that was almost impenetrable. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles Soon the other six were lost to sight among the chaparrals to the west and the guard sat stolidly under the blazing sun. The Orphan As we went the homeward journey 'Twixt hot chaparrals and thickets, Heard brisk fiddles, scraping still, Drone and thump the quaint quadrille, Like a worried band of crickets.— Days and Dreams Poems Whiffs of honey-laden air came from the stretch of chaparral on the slope behind him. Stories of the Foot-hills The strangers camped one night at Cold Spring, and in the morning they found themselves penned in by overwhelming numbers of Apaches, who poured forth from the chaparral by every path except one. The Red Mustang His forces and his movements were covered by streams, forests, hills, and by a very heavy chaparral or copse for miles in extent. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles As the smoke cleared away a second cartridge, inserted deftly and quickly, sent another cloud of smoke into the chaparral and the marksman arose to his feet, mechanically reloading his gun. The Orphan Grant had crossed the Rapidan into this tangled chaparral, and it is said he was very much surprised that Lee did not dispute the passage of the river. From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw Almost before the echo had ceased, Sterling sprang through the chaparral, his face white and his lips set. Stories of the Foot-hills The Apache warriors fought wonderfully to prevent that escape, and hundreds hurried around through the chaparral to attack the strangers in the rear and to cut off their retreat. The Red Mustang Several desperate assaults were made by Hanscom and Geddis, but the enemy, having the cover of the chaparral, were able to inflict great damage on our forces. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles The dead guard could be hidden, and by the use of his own horse and rope he could drag the carcass of the animal into the chaparral and out of sight. The Orphan We had got up in time; and into the chaparral our men plunged to get at the enemy, and out of it was now roaring back over our swift columns the musketry of the advance. From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw Whether the doctors were right, or whether it was the mingled resin and honey of the sage and chaparral, no one cared to ask. Stories of the Foot-hills It was only a little later when something remarkable happened to a picket in a path of the southern chaparral. The Red Mustang Silent would not attack in his front, as Laws expected, but concluded to plunge immediately into the chaparral and threaten Laws's right. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles The hoofbeats came rapidly nearer and another courier turned the corner of the chaparral and went no further. The Orphan Our men might as well have been required to hoist above the bushes and chaparral a big flag emblazoned with the words, "Here we are!" Campaigning in Cuba He helped her up the bank, making way for her in the chaparral, and tearing away the tangled ropes of the wild-grape vines. Stories of the Foot-hills He got lost in the chaparral, didn't he? The Red Mustang The woods and chaparral were so dense in all directions that neither army could distinguish the line of the other. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles He thought of the sheriff at the far end of the chaparral and of the repeater he carried, and an inexplicable impulse of generosity surged over him. The Orphan The most of the Indians had disappeared, in the grass and chaparral. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters She avoided the camp, scrambling through the chaparral on the opposite bank, and, reaching the flume path at last, hurried on breathlessly. Stories of the Foot-hills Some other messages came and went, through hands and feet and features, and then the postman sank down into a sitting posture at the edge of the chaparral. The Red Mustang On the following day, I marched him off into the dense chaparral, on the bottom lands near Matamoros. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war When he had put a dozen miles behind him he turned abruptly to the east, soon becoming lost to sight behind the scattered chaparrals. The Orphan Possibly fire in the last three or four hundred years on the higher parts of the Mesa has been a factor in producing chaparral there, rather than pinyon and juniper. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado But I think he crawl off in the chaparral; and that the horse of Se�or Yank run away with the other horse of the dead man.” Gold Cal was glad to find that his four-footed friend was in good condition, after his pretty severe share in the adventures which began in the chaparral. The Red Mustang At 1 P. M., I reported to General Patterson that the road was opened, through the chaparral, to the bare sand hills. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war As he threw it from him he glanced through a slight opening in the chaparral and saw the outfit approach the stage. The Orphan Howitzers roared, blue smoke arose where the shells struck and burst in the chaparral, and rifles sounded angrily. The Boys of '98 At one point, stopping on a slight elevation to allow them to catch up, he looked back in time to see two men on horseback emerge from the chaparral 251 just behind his companions. Gold The camp in the chaparral at Cold Spring was astir before daylight that next morning. The Red Mustang It was necessary that we should be extremely careful not to get to fighting each other in the dense chaparral. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war When thoroughly screened by the chaparral he pushed on with the swinging lope which his horse could maintain for hours, and which ate up distance in an astonishing manner. The Orphan It soon led between high banks of dense growth of chaparral on either side. The Boys of '98 If she turned, she beheld the chaparral plain stretching flatly back of her to the sands and lagoons of the coast. The Missourian Around it was a bit of forest, and outside of that were scattered patches of chaparral. The Red Mustang Fortunately for us, several good mules that had escaped from preceding army trains, came out of the chaparral to our feed troughs, were caught, and "pressed" into engineer service. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war He glanced at the thicket to the west of him and saw that it was thin, being a connecting link between the two larger chaparrals. The Orphan Poison oak, sweet bay trees, calycanthus, brush, and chaparral, grew freely but sparsely all about it. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) The little church of the hacienda stood on a barren knoll, mid chaparral and graves. The Missourian Here, on the contrary, there was a dense chaparral of every kind of growth, excepting tall trees, that is common to that climate, and spreading for miles and miles. The Red Mustang This line of investment, through the chaparral and over the sand hills, was located by Lieut. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war Mrs. Shields sat as he had left her, her chin resting in her hand, seeing only two men in a chaparral, one of whom was the man she loved. The Orphan Better get out into the chaparral," say the cautious seconds; "don't want a crowd. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes I've been crawling like a dog through the chaparral—but you know as well as I do, those fellows are like blood-hounds on the scent. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The dry and thirsty bushes on the outer circumference of the chaparral should not have settled where they did. The Red Mustang To make a bridge, across a boggy stream, with no other material than the short, knotty, hard and crooked chaparral bush, was no easy matter. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war Well, as I went around one side of the chaparral six mad Apaches went around the other, and they hit my trail too soon to suit me. The Orphan "Here's the ground!" cries one, as the parties reach a chaparral, a mile or so from town; "here is our ground!" The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes "But my coat was nearly torn off my back scrambling through the chaparral yonder." The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Meantime the two exceptions had been threading the blind paths of the chaparral more rapidly and a great deal more anxiously. The Red Mustang The latter instructed me to locate and open a road through the chaparral to the old Malibran ruins. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war Let us see if we can’t sneak across the roadway without being seen and then come up to those buildings through the thick grass and behind that chaparral. Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune In one of the hard flights through the thickly fallen and storm-twisted pines, firs, and chaparral a mother, pressed too hard by the soldiers and cavalry, lost her baby. Trail Tales The chaparral about his cabin is low, tangled, and thorny, but it is remarkable what a redeeming effect a few graceful palms impart to the crudeness of the picture. Due South or Cuba Past and Present Why, yes," said the captain, "if Cal is tangled in the chaparral he must have something to guide him. The Red Mustang The creeping of some heavy body amid the chaparral, coming nearer, more distinct. Jessica, the Heiress The chums were soon ascending the knoll, containing many rocks between which were dense clumps of chaparral. Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune It should be a very small fire, hidden by chaparral from the plains below, and would be well stamped out and the charred place covered with stones and brush when they left it. The Eye of Dread These sweet songsters are abundant in suitable localities, nesting at low elevations in chaparral. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. They had two bugles less than when they entered the chaparral, but they made noise enough to notify any red men lurking in the bushes ahead of them that they were coming. The Red Mustang And in the chilly mornings men going to their work came on the bodies of his victims in the soft red dust of path or wagon-track, or stumbled over them in the chaparral. When the West Was Young Locking up the cases once more, the three youths carried them off the knoll and through the chaparral to where they had left Dunston Porter and the others. Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune The horses ceased browsing among the chaparral and lay down, and the big man stretched himself for warmth close beside his sorrel horse, on the stony ground. The Eye of Dread They are abundant in chaparral brush, locally throughout their range. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The moon did not rise, at once, and it was very dark and gloomy, as well as oppressively warm, in the chaparral. The Red Mustang It was a rough place, that crotch between the Peaks, and Shep Thomas had cut his way through chaparral that stood horse-high before he won the southern slope. Hidden Water He had covered nearly a mile when he was rewarded for his alertness by a glimpse of a large animal in the chaparral thicket before him. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation There is a very odd bird here called chaparral. Harper's Young People, April 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly And Grit, gallant Grit, wounded and lying in the chaparral! Rimrock Trail She says that they mustn't let us know that the band is in the chaparral. The Red Mustang The North Beach, covered partly with chaparral and broad fields of barley, is alive with quail, and is a favorite coursing-ground for rabbits. Our Italy The puncher wheeled his horse and rode off around the chaparral. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation An instant later Flatray had dodged back into the chaparral, for somebody was driving a flock of sheep down to the ditch. Brand Blotters Parsons rode into the chaparral until he was barred by its thickness, trying to stir out the dog, without success. Rimrock Trail They fired shots, too, now and then, and the sounds receded farther and farther into the chaparral. The Red Mustang The development is on the South Beach, which was in January, 1887, nothing but a waste of sand and chaparral. Our Italy I didn’t see the brand––only glimpses of the beast in the chaparral. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation Twenty miles a day through chaparral bushes and cactus is a good day's march for soldiers, with all their equipage. A Soldier in the Philippines The two men followed the dog across the flats, through mesquite, through scattered sage and greasewood, mounting gradually through chaparral to barren slopes set with strange twisted shapes of cactus. Rimrock Trail He led his warriors, as nearly directly as the crooked paths permitted, to the very trail by which they had entered the chaparral. The Red Mustang It was, as Hanatamauh had said, a small prairie about a mile and a half in width, closed in on all sides by a thick chaparral. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography It wound along, lost itself in some chaparral and doubtless became clear again beyond. Across the Mesa Blackwell had taken advantage of the diversion to crawl through the strands of barbed wire and to disappear in the chaparral. Crooked Trails and Straight Sandy viewed the chaparral, the trees that covered the lesser slopes, the stark cliffs above. Rimrock Trail He and the cowboys faithfully and warily threaded the part of the chaparral through which they had marched in the earlier hours of that eventful day. The Red Mustang We had ridden about an hour among the chaparral, when Harding, who was riding in advance, pointed downward, and intimated by signs that he had struck fresh buffalo tracks. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography The chaparral being on a little rise, one could not see beyond it. Across the Mesa If the sheep owner had tried to break away into the chaparral. Crooked Trails and Straight Two more sets of hoofs came out of the chaparral and from there on the sign was badly broken. Rimrock Trail Away out near the southern border of the chaparral a string of pack-mules and led horses came plodding lazily along, late that afternoon, guided by a dozen rancheros. The Red Mustang At intervals we would enter dense thickets of chaparral, and then emerge into glades, that were veritable flower gardens. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography After hard fighting in the chaparral, the Mexicans were put to flight. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) The hum of a bullet whistled past his ears as he and his prisoner drew back into the chaparral and from thence won back to cover. Crooked Trails and Straight The young se�ora was excited, as a child might have been, at the prospect of a long ride through the chaparral, and she must not be disappointed. Children of the Desert In due season, among the webby paths of the chaparral, the two sections of the Apache band came together. The Red Mustang They would keep in the chaparral while on the march, and only discover themselves when the signal was given. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography On the 9th of March, the steamers "Spitfire" and "Vixen" and several gunboats ran close inshore and shelled the sand-hills and chaparral in which the enemy might be concealed. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 The California lilac was in bloom on the trail, and its clumps of pale blossoms were like breaks in the chaparral, showing the blue sky beyond. The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories Mounted Mexicans had been riding past the house and on into the town all day, and, contrary to usual 104 custom, they were not to be seen later in the day returning to the chaparral. Children of the Desert He was hungry, too, for he had not been able to eat much of the bit of cold, half-cooked beef brought to him by Wah-wah-o-be before the train left the Cold Spring chaparral. The Red Mustang He gave an order and ten of his men separated from the rest and began to encircle the patch of chaparral. The Mission of Janice Day This town was easily captured, but when the ascent of the river began the boats were continually fired upon from the trees and chaparral along the banks. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 All the soldiers fired at him, but he did not seem to be hit, and disappeared among the chaparral in the bottom. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier To camp in the chaparral, to explore the source of streams, and to relive the wonder of the boy kept his faculties alert and keen. The Tyranny of the Dark I'll find him," he said, "if I have to search the chaparral inch by inch. The Red Mustang The chaparrals, and their difficulty of penetration by the mules. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 As we emerged from the chaparral, Morgan was but a few yards in advance. The Damned Thing 1898, From "In the Midst of Life" A dense chaparral bordered the river on the agency side, and tall grass covered the bottom on the side where the troops were. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier Away from the dead center the ravines were body-deep in chaparral, and the hillsides stood gray-green with old cactus. Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas It was dripping out, so to speak, through the path in the chaparral that nobody knew anything about. The Red Mustang The chaparrals, and their difficulty of penetration by the mules. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 Just as this work was nearing completion, a band of fourteen contradistas dashed up out of the surrounding chaparral, dropped off their horses, and opened at thirty yards a deadly fire on the guards. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier The loss of the enemy is uncertain, but after the fight we found ten dead Indians in burned houses, and in chaparral where they escaped the notice of their friends. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier Through the chaparral the galloping horses plunged while the prickly pear and the cholla clutched at their flanks and at the legs of the riders. Oh, You Tex! Across it, on the opposite side, was one dense mass of chaparral, many yards in length, through which no opening appeared. The Red Mustang Sometimes we were compelled to cross broad plains, acres in extent, called chaparrals, covered with low shrubs, which, leafless and barkless, stand like vegetable skeletons along the dreary waste. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 Where the soil is too poor or the slopes too steep for the trees, these shrubs, commonly called "chaparral," are massed together in almost impenetrable thickets. The Western United States A Geographical Reader This chaparral was about five hundred yards wide. Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 Until Captain Ellison and his little company of Rangers moved into the district there had been no way of taking law into the chaparral. Oh, You Tex! He added a few rapid sentences in his own tongue, while Ping and Tah-nu-nu darted away to the edge of the chaparral and stood there, clinging to each other as if in terror. The Red Mustang His entire force was placed between two natural objects, the right resting behind a rocky projection and the left to the rear of a heavy chaparral of wood. The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages It grows luxuriantly in the richest soils, and shows itself in those desert plains, where nothing else, except a few spears of stinted grass and chaparral can exist. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited The wild boar roams through the black chaparral,— It's a hell of a place he has for a hell. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads The one crouching in the chaparral heard voices. Oh, You Tex! Cal had been all day in a chaparral without water, and he knew by experience how very dry an alkali desert could be, whether under a hot sun or a brilliant moon. The Red Mustang About a mile from town we halted, and leaving the carriages upon the road, crossed over into a small glade in the midst of the chaparral. The Rifle Rangers We pursued our rapid step until we came to a dense chaparral, and into this we threaded our way until we reached an almost impenetrable jungle. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer Many a sunrise found him wandering through the chaparral thickets back of his house, digging here and there in the red soil for roots and herbs. The Spinner's Book of Fiction The man in the chaparral once more crept forward and climbed the fence. Oh, You Tex! A sharp gallop of three or four hours across the desert might have brought a rider from the chaparral very near the camp of the Apaches. The Red Mustang It rose from the chaparral, about a quarter of a mile in rear of the camp, and, before it had reached its culminating point, an answering signal shot up from the Puerto Nuevo. The Rifle Rangers Finally it came out on a level stretch of ground, partly covered with a chaparral of greasewood, ironwood, and paloverde. Frank Merriwell, Junior's, Golden Trail or, The Fugitive Professor Then he crossed a brook and was among chaparral and manzanita bushes. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California The hills were covered with chaparral and pine trees and wild flowers galore. Sixty Years of California Song After that, a half-mile of walking through the chaparral brought him to a bush where one of the stolen Evans horses was tied. The Red Mustang If I stay overnight in the chaparral, may a wolf eat me! The Rifle Rangers Still searching, and hoping against hope, the boys presently came close to the edge of the chaparral. Frank Merriwell, Junior's, Golden Trail or, The Fugitive Professor The strange manzanita bushes, the chaparral, the buck-eye with its plumes, the fragrant mountain lily, like an Easter lily, growing wild. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California The second growth which has come up is scrubby, a wilderness of young trees and chaparral, through which progress was difficult and uninteresting. Tenting To-night A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains He came out of that bit of chaparral all alone, and, for some reason, Ping knew where he ought to expect a meeting with Tah-nu-nu. The Red Mustang |
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