| NOVEMBER | 10-11 | PLEASANT & NELSON, Yamagata and Thaw |
| 17-18 | KINGSTON & NEW YORK, Van Dalsern & Gray | |
| DECEMBER | 1-2 | AVAWATZ & OLD DAD CANCELED |
| 1-2 | CANYON PT & PK 6491' Mantle & Hubbard | |
| 1-2 | RABBIT & VILLAGER, Bill T & Pat Russell | |
| 5 | MONTHLY MEETING Animal Tracking, Jim Lowery | |
| 8-9 | MOAPA & MCCULLOUGH, Van Dalsem & Gray | |
| JANUARY | 2 | MONTHLY MEETING Israel & mid-E Desert V-Dalsem |
| 12-13 | WHIPPLE & CHEHEHUEVI Mantle & Hicks | |
| 19-20 | NOPAH, SMITH, BROWN Van Dalsem & Camphausen | |
| 26-27 | OLD MAN, FOSHAY, KELSO Valkass & Mamedalin | |
| FEBRUARY | 2-3 | EAGLE MTN #1, PINTO Van Dalsem & Smith |
| 6 | MONTHLY MEETING Desert in bloom, Dede Gilman |
| DESERT ALLURE |  |
Many times traveling from peak to peak and home, we bypass some unusual and attractive desert features or places of interest. In this column, from time to time I plan to describe some of such places. Living Desert Reserve 47-900 Portola Ave. Palm Desert, CA 92260 A beautiful desert botanical garden, showing in natural setting the various American and Mexican deserts. They also have animals and birds, who are recovering from injuries, living in protective enclosures. They are open from 9 am to about 5 pm, daily. However, they are closed from Memorial Day to Labor Day due to heat. It is a wonderful place to visit. |
| Prime Rattlesnake Viewing | Wes
Shelberg San Diego |
The following statement was included in an article on climbing Whale Peak in Anza-Borrego (The Desert Sage, 196, June/July 1988), but it seemed appropriate to resubmit it to this issue of The Desert Sage since it features rattlesnakes:
A fabulous way to observe a rattlesnake is to back-off perhaps 20/30-ft. and use 7/50 binoculars. The snake then appears in marvelous detail and seems to be only a few inches away. It's scary to see its triangular face only a few inches away, even though you know you're safe. For an eerie thrill, reach out your hand to it while you're looking through the binoculars.