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Desert / Ghost Town Trek #23a

Southern California Desert Hotels, June 2010.
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Small playa past the southern tip on the way out.
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Old abandoned gas station at Soda Lake Road and Hwy 166.
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Took 166 past Maricopa to I-5. Wildflowers blooming on the Grapevine Pass.
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Took I-210 east to I-10 to Palm Springs.
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We decided to get something more posh for a couple days.
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The Orbit Inn is an old desert modern hotel, faithfully restored.
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We got the Eames Room.
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It looks like a talk show set.
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Temps reached about 110 I think.
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Visited the Thousand Palms Oasis east of town.
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I guess this is what they look like when city arborists don't manicure them.
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Shaggy.
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