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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 [...]
How many times have you explored a desolate desert 4WD trail wondering what would happen if your car or truck broke down and you became stranded miles away from the nearest telephone or ranger station? Avid desert explorers know that the cell phone reception is not always good in remote areas of the desert. [...]
It was interesting to recently see that the BBC (British Broadcasting Company) picked up and published on-line a story dated June 22, 2012 about a Yuma, AZ man who was crushed by a falling saguaro cactus in the Yuma, Arizona area. The story must have originated from a wire report or the local Yuma papers [...]
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 [...]
3 days at the san bernardino county fair, a fun time was had by all welcoming visitors to the fair are the gideon bible folks handing out orange-covered new testaments. maybe i stayed too long, but here a few observations from three days at the san bernardino county fair. fried twinkies are gross. simply gross. [...]
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 [...]
Cottonwood Visitor’s Center Joshua Tree National Park California Desert Wildflowers April 9th, 2012 If you enter the Joshua Tree National Park from the south entrance off of the I-10 heading towards the Cottonwood Visitor’s Center, there is a nice stretch of desert on the right side of the road that usually has good wildflower displays. [...]
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