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Day Trippin’ at Whitewater Preserve

July 19, 2010 by Lynn Bremner

The sign that you will see once you exit at Whitewater from the I-10.

Whitewater Canyon & Whitewater River July 7th, 2010 Driving along the I-10 on my way to and from the desert, I always pass an exit called “Whitewater.” It’s located just outside of Palm Springs, CA and it never fails to catch my attention. I find myself asking, what is Whitewater? Is it a small town [...]

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A story in contrasts

March 18, 2010 by lara hartley

Goldfields carpet acres of hillsides above the Whitewater River in Riverside County. San Jacinto Mountain looms above the valley below.

Wildflower season is coming into its own in Southern California, and the nooks and crannies of desert and chaparral plant communities are beginning to show their flowery finery. Whitewater River Canyon and Whitewater Preserve in Riverside County are not as well known as their more popular cousins, the Anza Borrego Desert or Death Valley, but [...]

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