New
        River Wetlands and Calipatria Christmas Lights
         
        Dec 30, 2003 
         
        Bob Miller
        
         
         
        Light show!  
         
        45
        
        species (list follows at end
        of page) 
         
         
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              New River Wetlands
              Imperial site 
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            Visited the New River Wetlands Imperial site and
              caught a fantastic sunset.  | 
           
         
  
        
          
            | Raced up the hill and got some more pics of the
              Imperial Valley under a sky on fire. | 
      
            
                 
              Imperial Valley, Laguna
              Mountains 
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              Calipatria 
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              Calipatria's claim to fame is that it is "the lowest down
              city in the western hemisphere with the tallest flag pole in the
              world below sea level."  The top of the pole is actually
              at sea level at 184 feet!  Every Christmas it is decorated as
              a giant tree that can be seen for miles. | 
           
         
        
          
            | We decorated our yard too! | 
            
                
               
               
             
            Lights and Yellow
              Cat 
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            Happy Holidays! 
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            Lea Anne and I, Yellow Cat and Tuffy enjoying the
              season.   | 
           
         
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