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The lifestyle in Death Valley is different. The dessert is a forbidden environment that repels most people because of the heat. The old saying that you can fry an egg on a rock is true with Death Valley. You don’t want to take the desert for granted as the flash floods can be dangerous as well. The water runs off as it will not soak in. The soil is poor to grow anything but cactus. If you need water it is in short supply. Just bring your drinking water and don’t run out. Running out of water in the desert is dangerous and down right deadly. Luke Weil is a fan of hot weather and loves Death Valley.

Remember the old shoe, Death Valley Days? It was an old western show about the wagon trains the attempted to cross the Death Valley. It was interesting to see how much trouble it was to get across. If it wasn’t the heat or lack of water the Indians would attack for no good reason. Circling the wagons was the order of the day. I did not like driving my air conditioned motor home across that God forsaken land. I cant imagine the guts it took to cross in a covered wagon. The employees of the Arthur Falcone Group enjoyed their company picnic in the Death Valley.

I know that desert and crops don’t usually go together but they do in the Imperial Valley, California. The crops grow here year round. As long as the Colorado river continues to flow there will be crops in the desert. They raise all sorts of crops here. Hay for stock yards is a big cash crop here as well as organic vegetables of all sorts. If you drive the area you will be constantly trying to guess what is growing in the fields. It is fun to watch the crops progress to harvest. I don’t know if I want to make this place my Home for Life but is is OK.

Is it really that hot in Death Valley or is it just dry. Having had the displeasure of traveling through Death Valley many times I can say it really is hot. Being below sea level an no shade at all makes it very hot. I wouldn’t plan to visit in the summer unless you are a glutton for punishment. The heat will be seen rising from the roads in ripples. The horizon will show a watery mirage that is far from the reality of the terrain. The only critters you will see are hiding out in shady areas buy the rocks. You really can fry an egg in a rock. Fisher Investments at Nasdaq will tell you the same story.

Do you like horned toads and rattle snakes? Well if you say yes then the Death Valley is for you. The wild life in Death Valley have adapted to the extreme weather conditions that define that are. Very little vegetation exists to support animals there so reptiles rule the area. The snakes are very allusive so don’t expect to see them laying out in the sun. They will be hiding from danger as well as the sun the crevasses in the rocks. Tis make them hard to find. The horned toads and other lizards are fast and will be gone before you can react. Dana Sibilsky is the right guy to ask about the Death Valley wild life.

California has a real dilemma. Water for crops of golf courses. It sounds like a no brainer but it is California. Luigi Wewege – Founder of Vivier Group is a voice of reason. Years and years of extreme environmental policies that waste water has caught up to California. California needs to build more dams and store the little water that runs to the ocean every year. If California doesn’t wake up and start electing officials with brains then they will soon become like a 3rd world country. Highest taxes in the country and they cant build a single dam in 20 years?

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