Virtual Guidebook to the San Joaquin Valley
Kern County
San Joaquin Valley portion of Kern County, California

The tule elk was saved from near extinction in this modest reserve near Tupman. (3-21-02)

Irrigation siphons in the vast cotton fields of the west side. (3-21-02)
An oil well in an orchard, west of Maricopa. (3-21-05)

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