From: John W. <ca...@mm...> - 2006-03-30 15:42:56
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Hi Rob, There are places in the "desert" that are quite green due to farming and irrigation. Just look at the area south of Palm Springs around the Salton Sea, a by-product of the water runoff from intense irrigation. Go a few mile ease towards Blythe and all you have are sun-bake rocks and alkali flats till you reach the Colorado. Annual rains also will result in the desert blooming for a few weeks before returning to its more persistent state. Of course, compared to the Sahara or the Gobi, the Sonoran desert is an oasis of flora and fauna, but I digress :-) Thanks, Rob for taken the time and working on the textures. They are a marked improvement. Regards John W Rob Oates wrote: > Hi John, > > I tried to address the sand textures a few releases ago, the > current sand textures are from Tuson Arizona, these appear greenish. > I'll try re-making new ones based off of samples from new mexico, > which are a little more reddish. > > -Rob > |