Hidden tikis in the desert... kinda - Beyond Tiki

Z Zinctiki Tiki Socialite Joined: Aug 11, 2010 Posts: 134	Z Zinctiki Posted posted on Mon, Mar 3, 2014 2:22 PM Bigbro: Yeah, I posted here since it's not exactly tiki. But close! ATP: I checked before posting and the preserve hadn't been discussed from what I could find. It's a cool place in the desert, literally, and I'd never known palms were not trees but the largest of the grass family - per a seemingly knowledgeable guide - and that palms 'drink' about 140 gallons of water per day(!) They generally don't die in fires because of the dense water in the trunks, instead usually only the skirts burn off. Supposedly if you drill a hole in a palm, water will pour out. The preserve sits on top of the San Andreas fault, the hills are the high side and the water and palms are on the low side. There are also unique fish indigenous to the ponds. https://tinyurl.com/qyt7sbm

Bigbro: Yeah, I posted here since it's not exactly tiki. But close!

ATP: I checked before posting and the preserve hadn't been discussed from what I could find.

It's a cool place in the desert, literally, and I'd never known palms were not trees but the largest of the grass family - per a seemingly knowledgeable guide - and that palms 'drink' about 140 gallons of water per day(!) They generally don't die in fires because of the dense water in the trunks, instead usually only the skirts burn off. Supposedly if you drill a hole in a palm, water will pour out.

The preserve sits on top of the San Andreas fault, the hills are the high side and the water and palms are on the low side. There are also unique fish indigenous to the ponds.

https://tinyurl.com/qyt7sbm

Post #709988 by Zinctiki on Mon, Mar 3, 2014 2:22 PM