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For the purposes of this blog I call myself Mojave because of my love for the Mojave Desert. My real name is Jeff Drozd and I have lived in the Yucca Valley area of the Hi-Desert since 1976, I have always loved our Mojave Desert. My appreciation for the Mojave has grown even more over the years. I am a Career & Technical Education teacher and coordinator at the high school level as well as a part-time college instructor. I also currently serve on the Town of Yucca Valley Planning Commission. In my spare time I enjoy researching desert facts, exploring the desert, geocaching and enjoying the many animals that keep my wife and I very busy.
The Strange Tale of Gram Parson’s Funeral in Joshua Tree Gram Parsons was considered a pioneer of the country rock movement of the late 1960′s into the 1970′s until his death on September 19, 1973 at the age of 26. Though Gram achieved some success in his lifetime, he was never a superstar — but [...]
Most people that drive up Highway 247, also known as Old Woman Springs Road, between Yucca Valley and Apple Valley have said ”I Have Always Driven By And Wondered What Is Up There” as they look to the southwest and see what looks like a few trees in the distance and a sign that says Old [...]
Yucca Valley is strategically placed at the crossroads of the Hi-Desert, at the intersection of two state highways that lie at the center of this Mojave Desert Town. On Saturday, October 13 Yucca Valley saw its first new park open in 39 years, the new park is a yet to be named dog park. As I [...]
The deserts of the American Southwest have long been associated with paranormal activity. Doesn’t the thought of little grey aliens, UFOs and conspiracies make you feel warm and fuzzy all over? Area 51 in Nevada may be the bull’s eye of all of this hoopla, but the 29 Palms Marine Air Ground Task Force Training [...]
As the Beatles once said “It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play”, but in the Mojave Desert it was twenty years ago today Mother Nature had her way. June 28th 2012 will be the 20th anniversary of the Landers earthquake. The official version of this event states that: At 04:57 local [...]
According to Dr. Seuss: “From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere”. Today the Mojo on the Mojave may not be funny and it may be confusing, let’s see if you find it at all amusing. Many people know that the Mojave Desert mostly lies within the High Desert of the Southwest United [...]
Mojave Maxine (source: BLM) Forget about Punxsutawney Phil, when Mojave Maxine comes out of her burrow Spring will soon arrive. She is currently in her burrow at the Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. She started her brumination which is similar to hibernation in the fall of 2011. Maxine has been hosting the annual Mojave Maxine Emergence Contest since [...]
Well…. it has been two years since I started writing the “Mojo on the Mojave” for this DesertUSA blog. I would like to thank DesertUSA for giving me this opportunity and I look forward to many more years of blogging about the Mojave Desert. I see the Mojave Desert as a beautiful place that is awe inspiring. [...]
Beginning on September 10, 1955, and continuing for more than 600 episodes over the next twenty years, the television show Gunsmoke ruled the airwaves. Jump ahead 56 years, local author Ben Costello will be joined with author/film historian Julie Ann Ream for “GUNSMOKE NIGHT”. This event will be a tribute to the legendary western TV show. It will be [...]
Only a 20 minute drive from downtown Palm Springs is a place with much cooler temperatures, it is an oasis that is located at the southwestern edge of the Mojave Desert. This oasis is considered a secret hideaway by many people and animals, this oasis is called the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve. After you visit this Preserve [...]
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