Eagle Creek Ranch Vacation Rental Scenes, Including Eagle Fishing, Old Barn with Trinity Alps in the background, Guests with Horses, and Flyfishing at nearby Lewiston Lake
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The California Desert

California deserts are a study in contrasts: soft sand dunes and deeply eroded cliffs, golden poppies and spiny cacti, creeping tortoises and soaring eagles, and snowcapped mountains. The Deserts' silent and austere beauty, studded with glittering yet relaxing resort cities, offers the ideal spot for re-energizing your senses.

Some California Desert Experiences
  • A temporary burst of floral brilliance after a spring deluge floods the desert with life-giving water.
  • Testing strength, skill and endurance, scaling the numerous rocks to be found in the Joshua Tree National Park.
  • W-I-D-E O-P-E-N S-P-A-C-E-S!
  • Finding a surprising diversity of life on a small scale among the cracks, crevices and burrows.
  • A 100° sun-bake by an upscale resort swimming pool.
  • 18 holes under clear blue skies.
  • The lowest point in the continental United States; a place called Death Valley.
  • Desert wildlife: iguanas, coyotes, rattlesnakes, vultures, gila monsters...
Some Desert Destinations
  • Death Valley
  • Joshua Tree National Monument
  • Salton Sea
  • Palm Springs
  • The Mojave
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Some Desert Photos
A lush lakeland in prehistoric times, Death Valley is features some of the most desolate landscapes on the planet.
An empty bench seems to epitomize the loneliness of the Death Valley depths.
A sand dune mountain.
Desert flowers bring seemingly incongruous delicacy to the desert mosaic.
More flowers decorate the desert floor.
Desert mountains
A barren desert wash.
Joshua Trees seem to dance in the late afternoon sunlight.
A study in contrast, the Sierra Nevada mountains border the California desert's western edge.
Driving in the Mohave Desert A lonely desert road stretches into the distance.
Palm Tree lined street Palm trees add little life to a small desert boulevard.
Swimming pool at a resort in Palm Springs Lounging by the swimming pool is a favorite pastime for Palm Springs resort goers.
Near Salton Sea A typically desolate desert townscape.
Salton Sea Still waters of Salton Sea make barely a ripple.
Palm tree grove Palm trees are ubiquitous in the southern desert.
Windmills of San Gorgonio Pass A small fraction of more than 40,000 windmills that fill the San Gorgonio pass.
Salton Sea Another view of Salton Sea's expansive shoreline.

 
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