DesertUSA Travel Guide: National Parks, State Parks and outdoor attractions
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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. [...]
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. [...]
Palm Springs Hiking Destinations: Palm Canyon & The Trading Post Palm Canyon is the largest native California fan palm oasis in the world. Once the home of the Cahuilla Indians, the canyon is filled with native plants, wildlife and a year round water source. Rock mortars can be seen on some of the rocks near [...]
By Lynn Bremner Hike took place on Feb. 9th, 2012 Located at the southern park of Joshua Tree National Park, Mastodon Peak provides sweeping views of the surrounding desert. On a clear day you can see the glimmering Salton Sea from the top. The hike is 3 miles roundtrip and may take you anywhere from [...]
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Report Wednesday, Feb. 1st, 2012 During a recent day-trip to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park I visited Coyote Canyon. The Canyon was very dry and brown. The ocotillos were brown without leaves. One or two had a couple red blooms on them, but for the most part they were barren. The [...]
Tips on how to keep your cooler cold, your ice from melting too fast and your food fresh when traveling in the desert. by Lynn Bremner of DesertUSA.com One of the challenges of camping in the desert is keeping your ice cold and thus keeping your food and beverages cold and edible. How can you [...]
Birdwatching in the Coachella Valley Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy the numerous locations for wildlife viewing in the California Desert areas. The Coachella Valley, in the Southern California Desert, has several locations that are excellent for birdwatching. Any preserve or park that has a palm oases or natural spring will present excellent wildlife viewing opportunities. The [...]
Spend Halloween in a real ghost town Jerome, Arizona is a special place to be in October. There’s an annual Halloween celebration, with guided “Spirit Walks” that explore the local historic buildings accompanied by narratives of spooky tales. Another annual event, the “Ghost Walk” at the Jerome Historical Society, features actors in period costumes [...]
Updated on Sept. 4th, 2011 A few weeks ago I decided to take a day trip to visit a short stretch of Historic Route 66. Just north of Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree National Park lies a part of the National Trails Highway (formerly known as Route 66) that leads to the towns of Ludlow, [...]
Hatch Valley Chile Festival Sept. 3rd & 4th, 2011 Hatch Valley, NM Every year as the temperatures start to cool down Hatch Valley starts to heat up with the annual Hatch Valley Chile Festival. The Festival is a 2-day event that is scheduled over Labor Day weekend. More than 30,000 visitors from across the U.S. [...]
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