The California Aqueduct in the San Joaquin Valley

Managed by the Department of Water Resources, the California Aqueduct, winding through the San Joaquin Valley.

Visalia, CA

Picturesque Visalia, in the heart of the San Joaqin Valley in California.

Mercey Hot Springs Area, CA

Mercey Hot Springs is an oasis in the middle of barren land.

Congress Created Dust Bowl, CA

Throughout the Central Valley, including the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys, signs on farmland that has lost access to water.  See the story here.

Update on Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 06:25PM by Karin Jeske

Here is a link to an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal on this subject.

California Aqueduct

The Governor Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct is a series of waterways that carries water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, through the San Joaquin Valley to Southern California.

San Luis Reservoir, CA

Along Highway 152, west of Interstate 5, the San Luis Reservoir offers boating, fishing and camping.

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield, CA is a large city in Kern County, on the south side of the San Joaquin Valley.  Much of the surrounding areas are dedicated to oil drilling and agriculture.