Southern California; . the tonic effects of a;^ moderate altitude,makethe climate most whole-some and is there quite the monotony of weatherwhich one might be led to assume. During the wintermonths the nights are cold and frosty, and there is anoccasional flurr} of snow, although the days are usuallymild and even hot at noon time. The few springshowers coax a great profusion of wild flowers into beingout of the warm sand, and for a few weeks the desertblooms like a garden. The strong winds of March andApril at other times sweep over the couutrj with cloudsof sand, and during t
Southern California; . the tonic effects of a;^ moderate altitude,makethe climate most whole-some and is there quite the monotony of weatherwhich one might be led to assume. During the wintermonths the nights are cold and frosty, and there is anoccasional flurr} of snow, although the days are usuallymild and even hot at noon time. The few springshowers coax a great profusion of wild flowers into beingout of the warm sand, and for a few weeks the desertblooms like a garden. The strong winds of March andApril at other times sweep over the couutrj with cloudsof sand, and during the summer mouths cloudburstsoften occur, sending great torrents of water down dryravines, making deep cuts and deluging ever3thingwithin their track. I have not touched upon a tithe of the wonders thatentrance and awe the observer in this strange are sunrises of weird grandeur, when the sharppeaks in shades of blue and plumbago jut into a sky oftransparent green and gold, and sunsets of crimson fireabove the
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