DesertUSA Travel Guide: National Parks, State Parks and outdoor attractions
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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, [...]
Road Trip #19: Galleta Meadows Estates in Borrego Springs by L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin Imagine driving down Borrego Springs Rd. and something catches your attention. A dark form in the desert landscape. You look again and it is big, but it doesn’t seem to be moving. Then you look again and you realize it is [...]
Vegas On A Budget Great weekend getaway By L. Bremner @ DesertRoadTrippin This summer has be a slow year for many resort destinations. Las Vegas has felt it share of slow sales with the economy still in recovery. The Excalibur Hotel and Casino had a great idea . . . offer $35 per night for [...]
Summary: From Hwy S22 at Arroyo Salado Primitive Campground you can 4WD or hike to the 17 Palms Oasis, 5 Palms Oasis, Una Palma and the Pumpkin Patch in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Last March I took a road trip to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Our goal was to visit a couple of the palm [...]
Wildlife Tour of the California Wolf Center North American Gray Wolves, Alaskan Wolves and The Mexican Gray Wolf The summer is a good time to take short day trips or weekend trips to nearby areas to get out of the heat. One nearby location is Julian, CA. Many of you have probably been to Julian [...]
Flash Flood on The Apache Trail By L. Bremner Notes: This is a road trip that I took back in January of 1998. The Apache Trail is paved most of the way until you reach Tortilla Flat. After that the road may require 4WD. I plan to return to the area this Fall to continue [...]
Oyster Shell Beds, Yuha Geoglyph and Yuha Well by L. Bremner – DesertRoadTRIPPIN.com The Yuha Basin road trip was a trip I took back in March ’97. I haven’t been back to this particular spot since then, but I thought it would be a fun road trip to feature since I don’t have any new [...]
The Carrizo Badlands Mud Caves in Arroyo Tapiado Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Last April my dad and I went on a day trip to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. We had heard about some mud caves, but they were not noted on the park map. After a little research on the Internet and reading a local [...]
A Three Part Series: Salton Sea, Salvation Mountain and Slab City Salton Sea, CA and Niland, CA By Lynn Bremner of DesertUSA.com In late May of 2009, I spent an afternoon driving along the eastern side of the Salton Sea and south to Niland, CA home of Slab City and the infamous Salvation Mountain. Since [...]
Day Trip #11: The Cholla Cactus Garden By Lynn Bremner Location: Joshua Tree National Park along Pinto Basin Rd. The Cholla Cactus Garden in Joshua Tree National Park is a wonderland of Cholla cactus.
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