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California Desert Trails

Name: California Desert Trails
Author: Joseph Smeaton Chase

Joseph Smeaton Chase

Read by Steven Seitel · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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00 Preface (6:24)
01 Introductory (25:55)
02 The Palm Oases and Cañons (40:12)
03 Trees and Tree-Like Growths (26:33)
04 The Smaller Cacti, Shrubs, and Flowers (27:16)
05 Some Desert Indian Lore (26:22)
06 A Desert Ride: Palm Springs to Seven Palms (20:43)
07 Seven Palms to Thousand Palm Cañon (23:47)
08 Thousand Palm Cañon to Coachella Valley (27:14)
09 Coachella Valley to Piñon Well (32:08)
10 Piñon Well to Meca (43:42)
11 Mecca to Figtree John (30:49)
12 Figtree John to Borego Springs (32:54)
13 Borego Springs to Los Coyotes (31:17)
14 Los Coyotes to Warner's Springs (25:04)
15 Warner's Springs to Agua Caliente (28:34)
16 Agua Caliente to ''San Felipe City'' (31:14)
17 ''San Felipe City'' to Imperial Valley (38:29)
18 Imperial Valley to Yuma (34:59)
19 Yuma to Blythe (41:16)
20 Blythe to Coachella Valley (35:37)
21 Appendix A: Hints on Desert Travelling (13:56)