China Lake and High desert Memories from the 1940s.
Found this website that has some old interesting photos of China Lake and surrounding area..
(http://high-desert-memories.net/no_trees_1948.jpg)
(http://high-desert-memories.net/Lake_border_web_700x517.jpg)
QuoteYes, there is a lake at China Lake! Ordinarily a dry lake (playa), but since we have had 6 - to - 10 inches of rainfall since Christmas 2004, the real lake has appeared. The lake is totally enclosed by the Naval Air Weapons Station test ranges.
It would be good if there had been a similar one for Area 51..
http://high-desert-memories.net/index.html