Rain shadow. Yesterday’s photo shows a huge storm on the mountains, the source of shadow in this foreground. But just a few miles east, the water dissipates in the heat. The greenery is a result of irrigation, localized to the streams coming down the canyons.
@cliffordbeshers your photos get better every time : ) I feel like I'm in a novel whenever I look at them : )
@cliffordbeshers Ah! Thanks. I just don’t think mountains when I think California. Obviously a flaw in my perception 🧠👁