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playa
(redirected from Dry lake)

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pla·ya  (pl)
n.
A nearly level area at the bottom of an undrained desert basin, sometimes temporarily covered with water.

[Spanish, from Late Latin plagia, hillside, shoreline, probably from Greek, sides, from neuter pl. of plagios, oblique, sideways; see plagio-.]

playa  (pl)
A dry lake bed at the bottom of a desert basin, sometimes temporarily covered with water. Playas have no vegetation and are among the flattest geographical features in the world. Also called sink.


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Gorgeous art installations dot the dry lake bed, souped-up golf carts put the Rose Parade to shame, and homemade headdresses and gowns are runway-worthy (see above).
From Dry Lake Trailhead, a half-mile walk through second-growth groves of trees leads to a hilltop meadow with a view of the ocean to the west and Coast Range ridges to the east.
nbsp;-- An observation deck and informational signs have been added to benefit visitors at one of Edwards Air Force Base's most unlikely spots -- a man-made wetlands on the edge of a dry lake bed inhabited by migratory waterfowl and other wildlife.
 
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