If you have ever wondered where all of the dirt from the Grand Canyon went, check out the picture below. It is a picture of the Salton Basin looking towards the Salton Sea. In the past, the Colorado River flowed into it filling in the gulf of California from here to the current coast. The Salton Sea is almost 300 feet below sea level and was created in 1905 when canal builders from the Colorado River didn’t fully comprehend the implications of the phrase “water flows down hill.” The Colorado breached a dike and flowed into the Salton Basin for 18 months before they could get it plugged. Real estate developers in Palm Springs were upset at loss of potential water front property, but Mexico was happy to see the return of the River. The dessert flowers were starting to bloom. In particular, I liked the desert Lilly, but the other flowers were great too.
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