Audiobook

California Desert Trails

"I fell an easy prey to the beckonings of the other principal feature of California's topography, the dreamy, dreary desert. Long ago, on short expeditions into and across it at various points, I had fallen under its inexplicable charm; now I determined to know it more closely, by daily and nightly intercourse through months of travel in its sun-blasted solitudes: gaining the experience I desired at the price, certainly, of some discomfort, and, possibly, of a trifling degree of danger — merely enough for spice. This volume, then, is the fruit of over two years continuous camping and traveling on the desert." (From the Preface) - Summary by Steven Seitel

Year of Publication: 1919Genres: Nature , Travel & Geography

Running Time: 10 hours 44 minutes 25 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	00 Preface Steven Seitel	6:24
2	01 Introductory Steven Seitel	25:55
3	02 The Palm Oases and Cañons Steven Seitel	40:12
4	03 Trees and Tree-Like Growths Steven Seitel	26:33
5	04 The Smaller Cacti, Shrubs, and Flowers Steven Seitel	27:16
6	05 Some Desert Indian Lore Steven Seitel	26:22
7	06 A Desert Ride: Palm Springs to Seven Palms Steven Seitel	20:43
8	07 Seven Palms to Thousand Palm Cañon Steven Seitel	23:47
9	08 Thousand Palm Cañon to Coachella Valley Steven Seitel	27:14
10	09 Coachella Valley to Piñon Well Steven Seitel	32:08
11	10 Piñon Well to Meca Steven Seitel	43:42
12	11 Mecca to Figtree John Steven Seitel	30:49
13	12 Figtree John to Borego Springs Steven Seitel	32:54
14	13 Borego Springs to Los Coyotes Steven Seitel	31:17
15	14 Los Coyotes to Warner's Springs Steven Seitel	25:04
16	15 Warner's Springs to Agua Caliente Steven Seitel	28:34
17	16 Agua Caliente to ''San Felipe City'' Steven Seitel	31:14
18	17 ''San Felipe City'' to Imperial Valley Steven Seitel	38:29
19	18 Imperial Valley to Yuma Steven Seitel	34:59
20	19 Yuma to Blythe Steven Seitel	41:16
21	20 Blythe to Coachella Valley Steven Seitel	35:37
22	21 Appendix A: Hints on Desert Travelling Steven Seitel	13:56