Lenticulars over Antelope Valley

Upper-level winds toss the clouds into fascinating shapes over Antelope Valley, CA.

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Just outside Palm Springs, California is a vast wind farm. The turbines are huge, the size of the rotors comparable to the wing span of small commercial jet aircraft. The ambient temperature was over 120F when these pictures were taken.








Even in the blistering heat, the desert is far from lifeless. This desert jackrabbit manages to survive among the scrub and the wind turbine towers.