Tag: Desert
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Watch for the ending…
A few screen captures from Paramount Pictures 1949 production of – “Samson and Delilah” Another cinematic spectacle produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Filming locations included – the Alabama Hills (Samson & Delilah riding in their chariot – but probably their doubles), a scene where the Alabama Hills were pasted in as a backdrop…
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Garden in the High Desert…
Olancha (Timbisha: Pakwa’ si) is a census designated place in California’s Inyo County. Olancha 37 miles (60 km) south-southeast of Independence, at an elevation of 3658 feet. Located in the Owens Valley next to the now mostly dry Owens Lake, the arid settlement is home to few. Olancha was established by Minnard Farley, who came to…
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Ready for the Adventure?
Saline Valley has been inhabited for thousands of years, petroglyphs can be found throughout the valley. Native Americans lived here until the early 1900s. Borax was mined from the salt marsh from 1874 to 1895. Some of the mine pits can still be seen near the dry lakebed. Salt was also mined here. An aerial…
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