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Sharing some of the sights the President may see this weekend.

The Santa Rosa Mountains rise like a knife blade from the floor of the Anza-Borrego Desert over a mile into the sky. The mountains are rugged and are designated as wilderness.

The Santa Rosa Mountains as seen from the Salton Sea. There is a National Wildlife Refuge on the southeast side of the sea (where the ashes of my first German Wirehaired Pointer, Jack, were scattered). It was renamed for Rep. Sonny Bono after his untimely death, and is now the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. During his years in Congress, Sonny Bono worked tirelessly to save the Salton Sea.

Snow geese which stop over at the Salton Sea wildlife refuge during their annual migrations. Among the great privileges of my life was to be at the refuge before dawn several times to see the snow geese arrive. They form a huge spiral of descending birds as they fly in to land. They honk continuously, squabbling over their own patch of territory, and take some time to settle in on the ground.

A California sunset over the Santa Rosa Mountains.

From the Imperial Valley looking toward the Santa Rosa Mountains with a rainbow in front of them.

28 posted on 04/23/2006 2:24:57 PM PDT by Wolfstar (Not for just an hour. Not for just a day. Not for just a year.)

29 posted on 04/23/2006 2:25:45 PM PDT by Wolfstar (Not for just an hour. Not for just a day. Not for just a year.)

THANKS for sharing - great photos - lived out that way 10 years - not too much about California I miss - but these vistas are breathtaking - used to ride them just moseying around.

56 posted on 04/23/2006 2:41:31 PM PDT by maine-iac7 ("...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time," Lincoln)

WOW! Wolfstar, the pics of the Mountains, the snow geese and the sunset are fantastic! As are the pics of our wonderful "W"! Thanks for your great work.. as always.

66 posted on 04/23/2006 2:45:15 PM PDT by 4integrity

wow- that top pic is my new desktop background!

72 posted on 04/23/2006 2:50:36 PM PDT by Carl LaFong ("You kids get off my lawn")

I love the Santa Rosas..which is why our home abuts them (see my profile page, and look beyond the birdies!)

This morning, I fantacised about seeing a herd of black Suburbans coming up our road, because we live a hundred yards from a well known local trailhead....didn't happen, though!

109 posted on 04/23/2006 3:13:04 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (Meep Meep)

snow geese............. fantastic

110 posted on 04/23/2006 3:13:09 PM PDT by beyond the sea (Oh, for the days when "disrespect" was just a noun.)

Are there any Pics of AF-1 at Palm Springs Airport that you saw ???

193 posted on 04/23/2006 4:18:11 PM PDT by cmsgop ( I love Scotch. .......Scotchy, Scotch, Scotch)

beautiful photos of the President AND the majesty of our nation! Thanks!

207 posted on 04/23/2006 4:35:27 PM PDT by the rightgirl

Just beautiful pics. Love the geese.

255 posted on 04/23/2006 10:11:22 PM PDT by PastorBubba

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