12 | LIFE IN SOLERA | APRIL 2026 |
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Near or Far
e Crowes and Mangans in
Death Valley NP
Richard and Beverly Crowe
with Marty and Diana Mangan
visited Death Valley NP last
month to witness one of the rare
wildower super-blooms that
has resulted from the succession
of heavy rains there this winter.
Far le: Salt Creek with Beverly
and Richard Crowe and Marty
Mangan. Salt Creek contains
a little minnow sh known as
Death Valley Pupsh
Le above: Dante's View
with the whole gang. In the
background is the white salt
at, Badwater. At 282 feet
below sea level it is the lowest
point in North America.
Le bottom: Phacelia eld in
bloom
New residents Pat and Vicky Cathey enjoy a re and coee on their front porch
