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The Santa Rosa Mountain Road is a (mostly) maintained dirt road that winds up from Highway 74 above the Coachella Valley, almost all the way to Santa Rosa and Toro Peaks at over 8,000 feet above sea level. It offers a cool escape from the hot weather in the desert below, and a chance to experience diverse landscapes along the way, from chapparal and oak woodland to Jeffrey pine and white fir forests.

We recorded our journey up the road to give you taste of this wonderful experience. You'll notice that we made plenty of stops along the way to enjoy the panoramic views and wildflowers.

We were also sure to document all the lizards we saw and submit our findings to researchers at the University of California Riverside Center for Conservation Biology. Contribute your own reptile sightings to this research on iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/...

Learn more about the Center for Conservation Biology: https://ccb.ucr.edu/

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