The California Desert

By Wesley Bond

- Ocotillo, CA is a well known place to ride dirt bikes.- It is just 90 minutes from San Diego.- Over 80,000 acres to explore and go really fast.

Dirt Biking

- Underground caves and caverns represent some of the most unique, fascinating, and cool features of the California Deserts.

- Most of California's caves occur in the limestone formations of the Sierra Nevada's Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks.

- It can be fun to explore California caves because of the really cool rock formations and you may even see a family of bats.

- Cave exploration can be very dangerous, so be careful when exploring unknown caves.

Cave Exploration

- There are many animals that can be hunted in the California Desert:- California Desert Big Horn- Mule Deer- Wild Pig- Coyote

Hunting in California Desert

Camping and Hiking- Become one with the desert by camping at

one of many campsites.- When camping in the desert, you may see

snakes, tarantulas, and scorpions.- There are many miles of trails and desert

roads for hiking.- Many different desert State Parks offer

guided and unguided hiking areas.

Rock Climbing- Rock climbing is one of the most popular activities in the California desert.

- It takes super strength and skill to climb rocks.

- It takes a lot of practice to master this sport.

- The most well known place to rock climb is Joshua Tree California in Palm Desert.