Comments on: The White Snake of Baja http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:18:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rei http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-202054 Rei Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:16:08 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-202054 I know I'm way late to the party on this one, but I think this is called "Arroyo Diablo": When describing the southern side of the Colorado River Delta: http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/geomorphology/GEO_11/index.shtml "A number of areas of evaporite deposits show clearly as bright locations on the image due to the high reflectance of the salt. The snakelike "Arroyo Diablo" is apparently a stream channel from an earlier stage of delta development. "Las Salinas," a salt pan with thick evaporite deposits, against the southwestern end of the piedmont terrace, has been mined for salt in the past." Las Salinas just happens to be the name of a nearby city as well. Looking up more info on this apparently little studied shape, I find: http://www.uoregon.edu/~rdorsey/Downloads/Dorsey2006.pdf I know I’m way late to the party on this one, but I think this is called “Arroyo Diablo”:

When describing the southern side of the Colorado River Delta:
http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/geomorphology/GEO_11/index.shtml

“A number of areas of evaporite deposits show clearly as bright locations on the image due to the high reflectance of the salt. The snakelike “Arroyo Diablo” is apparently a stream channel from an earlier stage of delta development. “Las Salinas,” a salt pan with thick evaporite deposits, against the southwestern end of the piedmont terrace, has been mined for salt in the past.”

Las Salinas just happens to be the name of a nearby city as well.

Looking up more info on this apparently little studied shape, I find:
http://www.uoregon.edu/~rdorsey/Downloads/Dorsey2006.pdf

]]> By: Santiago http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-3487 Santiago Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:30:48 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-3487 it's a river, and a lake, just southwest of La Ventana, Baja California. All the zone is flooded sometimes and dry other times, because it's the delta of the colorado river. since a lot of water is used in the US, little arrives there. it’s a river, and a lake, just southwest of La Ventana, Baja California. All the zone is flooded sometimes and dry other times, because it’s the delta of the colorado river. since a lot of water is used in the US, little arrives there.

]]> By: Chill Bill http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-1107 Chill Bill Sun, 08 May 2005 23:18:40 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-1107 <strong>Le Serpent Blanc de Baja</strong> Vu par Google Maps Satellite. Pour le voir en gros clickez ici.... Le Serpent Blanc de Baja

Vu par Google Maps Satellite.

Pour le voir en gros clickez ici….

]]> By: B Christian http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-1071 B Christian Thu, 05 May 2005 13:00:31 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-1071 If you zoom in on the first horizontal loop from the top, there appears to be an eye looking back at you. Eerie!! If you zoom in on the first horizontal loop from the top, there appears to be an eye looking back at you. Eerie!!

]]> By: John Floofin http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-518 John Floofin Sun, 17 Apr 2005 18:12:52 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-518 Here I go again on my own . . . Here I go again on my own . . .

]]> By: Sir Basil http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-512 Sir Basil Sun, 17 Apr 2005 16:14:02 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-512 Going down the only road it's ever known? Going down the only road it’s ever known?

]]> By: James http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-465 James Sat, 16 Apr 2005 09:34:36 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-465 Jeanne, The latitude and longitude are part of the Google maps URL, you should be able to find this at 31.596680,-114.960766. Jeanne, The latitude and longitude are part of the Google maps URL, you should be able to find this at 31.596680,-114.960766.

]]> By: Jeanne http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-461 Jeanne Sat, 16 Apr 2005 04:02:25 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-461 May I please have the coordinates or an address to look this up for myself using a satellite program. Thanks. Does anyone know what the Oriental message says? May I please have the coordinates or an address to look this up for myself using a satellite program. Thanks.

Does anyone know what the Oriental message says?

]]> By: Ian http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-452 Ian Fri, 15 Apr 2005 22:45:22 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-452 This is in Baja Norte, not Sur. It's near the mouth of the Colorado where it empties into the Gulf. It's obviously a dried up riverbed. The manner in which the Colorado empties into the Gulf now is massively different than the way it used to 150 years ago, thanks to water being siphoned off for farming and drinking. I wonder if this used to be part of the old bed of the Colorado back in the day. This is in Baja Norte, not Sur. It’s near the mouth of the Colorado where it empties into the Gulf. It’s obviously a dried up riverbed. The manner in which the Colorado empties into the Gulf now is massively different than the way it used to 150 years ago, thanks to water being siphoned off for farming and drinking. I wonder if this used to be part of the old bed of the Colorado back in the day.

]]> By: Insanum http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-420 Insanum Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:24:37 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/14/the-white-snake-of-baja/#comment-420 Maybe it's the start of a secret Coyote run used for getting illegal aliens across the US border... or maybe not. ;-) Maybe it’s the start of a secret Coyote run used for getting illegal aliens across the US border… or maybe not. ;-)

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