ZZYZX (Soda Springs Ca.)
The story starts tens of thousands of years ago, when the area was cooler and wetter.
A massive lake called Lake Mojave covered the land.
As the climate warmed, the water evaporated, leaving behind a mineral/salt
crust on the dry Soda lake and Silver Lake basins.
Water persisted in the natural oasis, and can still be found there today.
A natural spring system, called Soda Springs, was used by the Mohave and
Chemehuevi people for many generations, and by the mid-1800s it was also used
by early western explorers and the US Army. (From Website)
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