Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-02
LURE OF DESERT
CALLS AEJT0ISTS
OF CALIFORNIA

People who picture the California
desert as 4 vast eXpanSc Of sand,
cnctus, simmcring heat and miago ),
to be thought about only and shun-
ned. will find their opinions Of these
waste lands completely changed #
tLev will answer the call of the opcn
road within the next few weeks and
motor into the great MoiaVe 10y way
| Of Saugus, i'aimdalc and way
points.
For the Moiave has spring fever,
! and spring dress Of glorious coIo"s
just beginning TO break into Il gor-
geous riot. so It tourlng party from
Bon Lee 5. distributor for Cadillac
and LaSallc motor cars, discovered
the ether dav. The tour was made
IL 4 new LaSalle, whose green and
cream coat blcnded splendidly with
the colors that are most prominent
above tie white and brown sands
III the vast eXpahse.
just NOW the first group Of flow
ers is shoWing-wIl4 dandelioh, pop
pies. bird : eyes, and the varl-colOr'
cd lupin grass with It's beautiful pet
! ais. But the most veteran driver
/ as well - the stranger will see the
grandest spectacle of all within the
/ next few weeks when the giant JO-
/ ,hua trees will break their flaky
white blooms completely. Some al
ready have dared the weather which
: has been none too warm at night On
the desert until this tiut. The 9TH
4 nrS are waiting for warmer DAYS to
! break their giant pods Of PurcSt
white. When this spectacle be
comes a reality very shortly, then
tic desert will have given It's utmost
II beauty For There is no sight Sc
inspiring as that Of thousands or
Joshuas, thc.r grccn-bl&ck bodies
shielded with thousands OF spears
standing - seutincis On the desert
wearing their spring honncts.
And on t'r ground below thc'n
uceking oct of cactus and sage
brush are thousands Of smaller flow
rs Of al colorN living iust short
time then turning t. seed ~!.c'
will lie dead until the seasoned RAIN
come to rc-aWakeu them and srllc
them ou again to give tie deSef'
its opportunity 10 ;rcat nra T."
T spectacle. For the desert in hl""n
j. srgcta 'Ir none can appHeciai'
until once Witnessed.
Although the season is bit carl,
lor this section OF the Moiay"
nam persons already are cutting
INTO the back country strctchc
looking for the flower fields.
Don't Pick Flowers
While undoubtedly thousand
more will strike into the dcser
lands within the next two or thre'
weeks, William II. Lewis, local man
ager. makes plea to the public no
TO pick the wild flowers Of the dies
,rt. hat to let them bloom. Fo
desert flowers have only littl
while TO live and the seed of til
rioWcrs this wear viii determine th
amount OF flnral beauty t." dcsrr
III have in the future. There i
little to hc gained by ric',ing th"S
flowers. for they withcr ~ a i,ttl
while, very few lasting long cnougI
for the citV motor,St t. get then
home.
Eastward from palmdair to Littl
Rock and toward \aNrrmo, the l..
%all" party found the dirt road ha
disappeared for many miles, repla,
"a with = gravel and macpddm high
way. II is ever this road that han
drcdS Of rarS VIII lee travelling ever
Saturday aud Sunday soon, houn
for the cool attitudes Of the mom
t0ius.
Over this road, which finau
loads to Nirtoryillc, motorists ca
90 TO the Big Pines mountain play
ground established 10y Ia" city q
Los Angeles. On the way to thi
recreation center the mctnrist WI
strike a picturesque Snot idcutifi"
bv highway signs AS Montr'S Her
Ia Mont Witham operates stoy
aud scrvir" station, and caUpn
Grounds. ipcatci ou thc banks q
Rock Creek, which is now runhin
With a goodlv supply of water. |
tbs stream Fishermen soon Will Il
nhle To east 70: the willy trou
, Witham last year and year b"tor
ulantcd Thousands Of Baby fish ol
, tanned from the hatchcricS ut lud,
pcndcncr, aud these, plus the norm;
! stock, should give plenty OF Spol
when the season uucns. Erom Mon
. tes Dnc may pack jnto the mom
t.inS, and following . trail over Ia
rlght. come out in the san Gabri'
, ranVon, leading into the toothj
boulevard.
Motorists who 90 into the moui
jains from the north side viii fin
the roads up in better shape tha
they have been heretofore hecau@
of the great amount of roadWor
that has been done on them With
the past year. TIP in the SNOW lin
{ there is mud, of course, but in tn
e main the roads are excellent, SO tn
laSallc party found.
EIWARES GETS FOUR YEARS
7. w. Edwards who was convict
. cd on charge of making and pass
, ing a fictitious check in superio