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Palm Canyon | Desert Pavement Press
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Coachella Valley Hikes, Wildlife, and Conservation News. January 17, 2012. Palm Canyon is an oasis in the desert. Aptly named for the palms which line this canyon like Native American braves awaiting battle.It is located at the end of Palm Canyon road. Continue going straight, avoiding the curve which leads toward Cathedral City. Eventually you will come across a toll booth. The entrance fee is $9 per adult. Stay to the left fork to find the Palm Canyon trail. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Get every new po...
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Graffiti and Pictographs | Desert Pavement Press
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Coachella Valley Hikes, Wildlife, and Conservation News. November 21, 2011. Corn Springs is a small campground about an hour outside of the Coachella Valley. This was once an Oasis in the center of a dry desert. At one time the water here would have attracted many Native Americans, namely the Cahuilla, as well as game such as rabbits, deer, and mountain lion. Later it would be an miner’s outpost. Today the campsite is meticulously clean and well kept. The fact that people came out to this spot and left t...
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Bump and Grind | Desert Pavement Press
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Coachella Valley Hikes, Wildlife, and Conservation News. November 23, 2011. The Bump and Grind is one of the most popular trails in the Coachella Valley, and it has now been cut short permanently by the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG). They have set up a gate near the top of the trail to keep hikers away from a prime lambing area used by the endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep. On Patch.com the plan would answer the questions:. Do bighorn sheep avoid trails? There has been scientific evidence.
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Desert Highway Danger | Desert Pavement Press
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Coachella Valley Hikes, Wildlife, and Conservation News. November 27, 2011. On my way home from a camping trip this afternoon, my brother’s last camp site in fact, I-10 slowed to a stop. Up ahead were police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances. Two crushed SUV’s lay on the side of the road, one was a Border Patrol vehicle, the other was a civilian SUV that had rolled and crushed like a tin can. I asked a passing police officer how many were injured. “Two,” he replied. 15-20 miles down the road I noticed th...
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Endangered Big Horn Sheep | Desert Pavement Press
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Coachella Valley Hikes, Wildlife, and Conservation News. Endangered Big Horn Sheep. November 14, 2011. Big Horn Sheep are everywhere in the Coachella Valley. They are painted on signs, made into statues on medians, and on jewelry in downtown Palm Springs. The animal itself, however, is rarely seen. The Peninsular Big Horn Sheep has survived in the mountains since the Cahuilla Indians first hunted them generations ago. Now they find themselves on the Federal Endangered Species list. For those of you inter...
