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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Lost Forest Research Natural Area, Riddle Ranch, Rogue River Ranch, Whisky Creek Cabin, Cascade-siskiyou National Monument, Greaser Petroglyph Site, Diamond Craters, Alvord Desert, Leslie Gulch, Christmas Valley Sand Dunes, Owyhee Reservoir, Owyhee Desert, the Honeycombs, Doherty Slide. Excerpt: The Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Lost Forest Research Natural Area, Riddle Ranch, Rogue River Ranch, Whisky Creek Cabin, Cascade-siskiyou National Monument, Greaser Petroglyph Site, Diamond Craters, Alvord Desert, Leslie Gulch, Christmas Valley Sand Dunes, Owyhee Reservoir, Owyhee Desert, the Honeycombs, Doherty Slide. Excerpt: The Alvord Desert is a desert located in Harney County, in southeastern Oregon in the western United States. It is roughly southeast of Steens Mountain. The Alvord Desert is a 12-by-7-mile (19 by 11 km) dry lake bed and averages 7 inches (180 mm) of rain a year. Two mountain ranges separate it from the Pacific Ocean the Coast Range, and the Cascade Mountains. Along with Steens Mountain, these topographical features create a rain shadow. The Alvord lies at an elevation of approximately 4,000 feet (1,200 m).The desert is named after General Benjamin Alvord, who served as commander of the U.S. Army's Department of Oregon during the American Civil War. During the dry season, the surface is flat enough to drive across, or land small aircraft on. An unofficial women's world land speed record was set in 1976 on the Alvord Desert by Kitty O'Neil at 512 miles/hour (843 km/hour). The nearest community is Fields. Geothermal features as well as cold springs ring the desert following Basin and Range NE to SW trending normal faults. On the western edge of the desert is Alvord Hot Springs (42°3238N 118°3159W / 42.544°N 118.533°W / 42.544; -118.533). At the north is Mickey Hot Springs (42°4041N 118°2048W / 42.678056°N 118.346667°W / 42.678056; -118.346667): an assortment of bubbling mud, geysers and a small pool. At the south is Borax Lake (42°1937N 118°3610W / 42.326944°N 118.602778°W / 42.326944; -118.602778) which is a thermal spring Books, , Blm-Administered-Lands-In-Oregon~~Books-Llc, 999999999, Blm-Administered Lands In Oregon, Books Llc, 1156711444, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: LIFE JOURNEY, 60 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=4mm, Gew.=100gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert