As we drove around the Salton Sea, we saw all the agriculture that takes place in the area. We passed date, citrus, hay and vegetable farms, wineries and trucks hauling produce passed us. The vegetables are started out under plastic. The area is so salty, it looks like snow on the roadside. This area is the Imperial Valley. It was discovered in 1540 by Hernando de Alarcon and further explored by Spanish explorers and Spanish friars. Settlement started in 1858 but no real development took place until water was brought here in 1901. The Colorado River is the east boundary with the Chocolate Mountains extending 60 miles and the Algodones Dunes on the west, one of the largest dune fields in America..
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