Creosote bush

The Living Desert

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March 26th 2013
Geo: 33.2558, -116.374Having experienced the real desert yesterday we decided to visit a slightly sanitised version (i.e with cafes and toilets). The Living Desert in the town of Palm Desert is part tourist attraction part serious conservation centre rather like the Eden Project. To get there we had to drive for a couple of hours through the Borrego Badlands, stunningly beautiful in a starkly ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more