Wednesday 15 February 2012

Salton Sea Trip Day 2: Glamis Sand Dunes Area

East of the Salton Sea. Day 2 took us along the Coachella Canal and through Glamis before heading back to Salton City.


Coachella Canal


The varied ecosystems of Glamis Sanddunes with the Chocolate Mountains in the background






Bit of a slippery slope


Palo Verde






Traintracks - the type you want to start walking along on and go on forever



The trees are being used to shield the track from any winds which bring up the sand storm. Looking through here, it is hard to believe that these tracks are surrounded by desert and sand dunes.



Cemetary in Glamis. Who lays there? Not so sure. Miners? Perhaps. Or railway workers? Coffee drinkers?




2 comments:

  1. Pity they used the Tamarisk as windbreaks as opposed to mounding barriers or large berms planted with all manner of native Mesquite and Paloverde. Most folks don't realize it, but those thickly vegetated large Tamarisks are given a constant water supply as the have a bigger thirst than most other desert plants. Compare those trees to invasive relatives out in the deserts. When you are out there next time, photo the large 2 or 3 inch pipes that spew water out on top of the ground at the base of these trees.



    Very nice pictures BTW.
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  2. Hi Timeless - will photograph the pipes!

    Thank you for your insightful comments!! I will have to have a proper look at all your blogs, you seem to write a lot of that what I am interested in!

    And thank you Amber for your comment also!! It is indeed a spectacular place!!

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