The 2009 Periscope - A Collection of Stories and Recollections About The Coachella Valley gold panning A gaping rift in the

A gaping rift in the Idaho desert

a section on the birdlife

and localities where gold was found and mined

Besides initiating a profusion of head-scratching over the years

This guide teaches birders to use the characteristics of wing types and feather morphology to identify feathers - not only by species but also by their place on the bird's body

The 2009 Periscope - A Collection of Stories and Recollections About The Coachella Valley gold panning A gaping rift in theThis 2009 Periscope is a reprinting of the 1978 Periscope the very first Periscope published by the Coachella Valley Historical Society. The contributors' stories are the stories of courage, ingenuity, perserverance and sense of humor as they dealt with the tough terrain, unbelievably hot weather and lack of the conveniences we take for granted today. Coachella Valley, in the 1890's and early 1900's, was a new "land of opportunity" when times were