The California Deserts

Amargosa Amargosa River ancient animals appear arid Arizona beauty beetles birds Burr Belden burrows cacti cactus Cahuilla California deserts canyons cinder cones color Colorado Desert Colorado River common conspicuous covered creosote bush Curtis Armstrong Death Valley deep desert area dry lakes dunes east eggs feed feet fern flat flowers genus geological Gilia granite grass gray ground habit inches Indians insects Joshua Tree known Lake Cahuilla land larvae lava leaves lichens living lizard mesas mesquite miles Mohave Desert Mohave River moisture mountains nest Nevada night occur Owens Lake Palm Panamint plants rains ranges region remarkable rocks rocky rodents salt Salton Basin Salton Sea Salton Sink San Bernardino sand season seeds seen shrubs slopes snails Soda Lake soil southern species spines spiny spring stems streams summer surface tail traveler tree yuccas wild winds winter yellow Yuma Yuman