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Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area DesertRoadTrippin.com All OHV Areas in AZ, UT, CA featured on DesertUSA.com General Information Welcome to the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area. Over 80,000 acres of magnificent desert are open for off-road exploration and recreation within the boundaries portrayed on this map are operated by California State Parks. Outside [...]
Where the Past Comes Alive Text and Photos By Len Wilcox When he was a young man, Walter Knott worked the mines in Calico, an experience that stayed with him all his life. Some 40 years later he went back — and bought the town. Some of the buildings he moved to Buena Park, California, [...]
The Pumpkin Patch Sand Concretions Ocotillo Wells Near Anza-Borrego By L. Bremner – DesertUSA.com If you are on an ATV or touring around the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreational Area, be sure to stop by the Pumpkin Patch. It is a point of interest where you can see sand concretions shaped like pumpkins. Click here [...]
Ghost Towns of the American Southwest By DesertRoadTrippin a blog on DesertUSA If you are looking for some holiday activities to do this October, why not visit a ghost town? In the spirit of Halloween take a little road trip to one of our favorite haunts. Each ghost town has it’s own charm and spooky [...]
Things To Do In The Desert Series By L. Bremner of DesertRoadTRIPPIN This month I wanted to feature DesertUSA.com’s “Things To Do” pages. We have hundreds of articles and posts about different outdoor recreation activities in the desert regions of California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Texas. This week I will start this introduction [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
As the heat rises here in the desert, so does the need to take more weekend road trips to cooler climates. This past weekend I had the opportunity to join a few friends in their box at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Opening day at DMTC was last Wednesday. Attendance on Opening Day totaled 44,907, [...]
Road Trip Series Part 1: Salton Sea Part 2: Salvation Mountain Part 3: Slab City Part Three – Slab City by L. Bremner Just past Salvation Mountain is the entrance to Slab City, “The Last Free Place.” Squatters and snowbirds have taken up roost at an old, abandoned military base, once called the Marine [...]
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