It is hard to describe the beauty of this area so let the pictures do the talking...
Cooling of magma beneath the earth's surface caused the rock formations in Joshua Tree to form 100 million years ago. Groundwater caused erosion which created the prominent land features called inselbergs or monadnock.
Today, we dropped down in elevation to the Salton Sea located directly on the San Andreas Fault in the Cochella Valley at about 200 fee below sea level. Created by a flood in 1905 from the Colorado River, the Salton Sea is the largest lake in California. Crowned as a "jewel of avian biodiversity", over 400 species have been documented at the Saltan Sea.
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