Thursday, March 17, 2022

Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve

 

Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve

            Looking South To Palm Springs and San Jacinto Mountains

Oasis

Old Palm Fronds Are Called "Skirts"

Infamous San Adreas Fault Is Underneath Us

Old Shack Used As Meeting Place And Orientation 

Underground Water Source Supports Plant Life

Friends: Helene and Fred

Palm Tree Seeds - Not Animal Droppings

Every Imaginable "Critter" Lives in Trees

Salt In Dried Up Riverbed

Salt Crystals

Marsh-like Environment In Desert

Flash Flood Rips Plants Out Of River Basin

Ponds Stocked With Fish To Get Rid Of Mosquitoes

Perhaps A Meter logical And Earthquake Sensing Device

Lots Of Plant Life In Ponds

Water Source For All Animal Life

Reflecting Life

Checking Things Out

A Fun, Unusual Day

Interesting Shapes

 Good Friends 

A Few Hundred Yards From Oasis Is Typical Desert/Dry Landscape

View From Friend's Backyard

Jerry Helps In Kitchen