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Much of inland southern California is part of the Mohave Desert, and a large swathe has now been protected as part of the Mohave Desert National Preserve (like a National Park but hunting is permitted). This area includes desert, dunes, lava flows, Joshua Trees, railway history and rock formations. A small California State Park within the National Preserve features mining history and a fine cave tour.
 

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Palm Springs - Amboy Crater

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Amboy Crater National Natural Monument

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Amboy Crater - Needles CA

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Goff

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Mohave Desert National Preserve

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Tarantula
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The ranch was here long before the park
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Docks
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State Park

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Desert garden
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Entry to the cavern is through a hole high in a narrow valley
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A convenient bottle holder left by miners
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Joshua Tree Forest

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Sunrise at our camp
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The very gentle slopes of the volcano
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Kelso Dunes

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There are many tracks in the sand, mostly not human
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Sidewinder Snake track
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Union Pacific's Kelso Depot

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The local wildlife is becoming dependent on humans
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The depot allowed trains to refill with water after a long climb. It also acted as a station in the middle of sparce ranching country
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Lava Flows

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There are many old volcanic vents in this part of the desert
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Collapsed section of a lava tube
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Inside the tube
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Dry Lake Bed

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The sand for the dunes has blown from here over the years
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