No rain could stop this chick! Driving in heavy rains from Los Angeles County to Imperial County was a little bit of a challenge.
What was rain in LA was only sprinkle in Palm Springs. We stopped to fix my wiper blades, but forgot to wipe my lens that caused the water spots.
As we parked, it was a surprise and rewarding to see this rainbow. I used a 300mm lens to get a close up but it was a bit of a blurr. You see the wind turbines in the background.
Blue skies as we reached North Shore in Salton Sea, a living desert. What a big change.
But life has full of surprises! This was taken at 1:15 p.m. The background shows the dust mixed with the clouds. The weather forecast says windy but did not expect a dust storm.
I did not expect to see beautiful sunset like this (control click) taken a year ago, but it was another surprise to see the volcanic mud pots. I thought it was man made, but when I heard the bubbling sounds and saw the steam, it was real.
Time to head home.
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Martha Z
January 23rd, 2012
Great rainbow, Ebie and I like the Salton Sea shots.
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Sylvia Kirkwood
January 23rd, 2012
Oh, I do love the rainbow, Ebie! And what delightful captures for the day! You do take some wonderful trips! Thank you for sharing them with us!
Sylvia
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Gemma Wiseman
January 23rd, 2012
Amazing scenes in this world! The dust whirling like a wild column in the sky is an incredible sight! But the volcanic mud pots intrigue me with their eccentric textures and shapes!
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Sherry in MT
January 23rd, 2012
What a cool place to take photos! Glad you braved the rains!
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EG Wow
January 23rd, 2012
Awesome rainbow, Ebie! The countryside is lovely too.
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Eileen
January 23rd, 2012
Ebie, you are finding amazing places. I love the rainbow and the shot of the dust cloud with the gulls is great. Wonderful photos.
Barb
January 23rd, 2012
You had every possible weather change (except snow)… I know exactly where those turbines are. (Look great enhanced by a rainbow.) Those mud pots look like a giant hand reaching for you.
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J Bar
January 23rd, 2012
That’s beautiful.
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Indrani
January 23rd, 2012
Wow! I like such adventure. Rainbow, volcano… what not! Very interesting.
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Nick, Melbourne
January 23rd, 2012
Great series of images, Ebie. I think that the water drop effect on the first photo is quite attractive. Volcanic mud pot photo is great!
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betchai
January 23rd, 2012
spectacular shots, Ebie, you inspire me to go back to that side of the world again.
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SquirrelQueen
January 23rd, 2012
It looks like it was well worth the 8 hour drive. That rainbow is gorgeous. Your third photo down looks like a postcard, great shot Ebie.
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Jewaicious
January 23rd, 2012
Great rainbow. All the photos are lovely, each one on its own.
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Tina´s PicStory
January 23rd, 2012
what a wonderful world! ::)
FotoAnna
January 24th, 2012
WOW… the rainbow, Ebie… so beautiful!!!
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All of them are great but the rainbow jump out…
Greetings from Holland,
Anna
Margy
January 24th, 2012
Love the rainbow and mud pot. Quite a unique feature. – Margy
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Joyce M
January 24th, 2012
What an adventure!
Joyce M
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Rose
January 24th, 2012
Oh my goodness, you are living in a paradise!
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Carol @There's Always Thyme to Cook
January 25th, 2012
Awesome rainbow! Such beautiful skies, even when it’s rainy.
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Jessica
January 25th, 2012
Such beautiful photos, so open and airy
CameraCruise
January 25th, 2012
Beautiful shots!
Sallie (FullTime-Life)
January 27th, 2012
The Salton Sea area is full of surprises and strange and eerie beauty. the only trouble is it is so darn far from everywhere!
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