Central California - March 2005
Wildflowers, birds, mammals of North America

Carson to Salinas: Lake Piru, Lake Cachuma, Chumash painted caves, east side of Salinas Valley:

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Carmel River State Beach with Xochi and Elissa:
                     

 

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A beautiful stretch of highway (58): Atascadero to California Valley

 

Carrizo Plain National Monument

Botany: Carrizo Plain Nature Center:

Joshua trees near Lancaster. Ethel says that Palmdale was named for these plants, which settlers mistook for palms!

Seven Views of Mt. Pinos:

 

 

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