2008 LPL Beaches Field Trip
E8800, 2008:05:02 07:25:45 -- 2/189 sec, f/4.0.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

The pre-departure ritual unfolds in the loading dock.
E8800, 2008:05:02 12:09:40 -- 10/2371 sec, f/7.1.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

At the Algodones dunes for lunch, Mandy Proctor and Adam Showman talk.
E8800, 2008:05:02 13:13:17 -- 1/253 sec, f/6.3.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

David Choi.
E8800, 2008:05:02 15:50:16 -- 5/1008 sec, f/6.0.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

The always yummy and delicious Salton Sea.
E8800, 2008:05:02 15:54:00 -- 10/2187 sec, f/6.3.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

Dave Minton talks about the Sea's creation.
E8800, 2008:05:02 15:54:09 -- 2/507 sec, f/6.3.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

E8800, 2008:05:02 15:54:49 -- 5/1177 sec, f/7.1.  Flash, Compulsory.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

E8800, 2008:05:02 16:01:07 -- 1/320 sec, f/7.4.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

Floating dead fish seem to be characteristic of the sea . . .
E8800, 2008:05:02 16:38:32 -- 1/200 sec, f/6.3.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

Looking for paleoshorelines.
E8800, 2008:05:02 17:33:35 -- 10/1529 sec, f/6.3.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

E8800, 2008:05:02 17:36:12 -- 5/861 sec, f/5.6.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

E8800, 2008:05:02 16:40:01 -- 10/2343 sec, f/7.1.  No Flash, Auto.3264x2448 NORMAL. Large -- Medium

It does, on the face of it, seem an odd place for a palm plantation.