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Palm Springs Mt. Gorgonio towers over the bustling city of Palm Springs. In mid-April...
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The valley Just a few miles away from Palm Springs, the road climbs up to the main canyon.
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Canyon mouth This canyon is 15 miles long and contains more than 3,000 of this kind...
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Long lived Some of these palm trees can reach 200 years in age.
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The trading post here has the usual supply of maps, books, jewelry,...
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Boulders Hundreds of years ago, a group of Shoshone Indians lived here. Then...
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Quite a change from the desert valley just a few miles below.
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Dangerous A beautiful flower , but a very poisonous plant.
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A river runs through it.
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Cool waters The first time visitor is amazed at scenes like this, so close to the desert...
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Hikers We hiked about an hour, but there are many trails nearby that can take bolder...
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More palms The Indians had a comfortable way of life, living in these cool...
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Wildlife This is the only critter we found down in the canyon.
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Hawk Happily, the hawk didn't see the lizard. But perhaps it thought we...
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Our tribal ranger.
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Storyteller Rocky proudly told us the story of this area and the people who lived here so...
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When you think of Palm Springs, you just don't think of waterfalls.
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If it were only 50 years ago, and this pool was just a few hundred...
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But I never did catch a fish so close to palm trees.
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See those cactus buds?
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Here's a closer look.
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A ten minute drive took us into Andreas Canyon.
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Andreas Canyon has more of these palm trees than any place in the...
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This 40 foot upheaval is known as the Pestle, where Indian women pounded and...
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The whole story about these rocks.
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