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Annie’s rebellious nature included an early marriage at 15, and then leavin’ her husband in Boston to run bootleg whiskey from Canada to Chicago. She worked her way West as a ranch cook in Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado before contractin’ tuberculosis. The sickness forced her to the hot, dry climate of the Shoshone Hot Springs area where Annie took up minin’, and discovered a lifestyle that was with her the rest of her life.
Wildflower Touring Text By Gregory McNamee (repurposed from DesertUSA.com – original March ’99) If you are sensitive to the rhythms of the desert, you’ll know that the period from March to mid-April is a time when a special kind of natural magic can occur. All through February, if the gentle winter rains have arrived on [...]
The Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein Series “Hey, Is That Teddy Roosevelt? A look into Goldfield, NV history Durin’ the mining boom of the early 20th century, Nevada was a crazy place! Towns poppin’ up everywhere. Fortunes won and lost almost overnight. And some of the craziest money-makin’ schemes bein’ hatched to take advantage of all [...]
Thanksgiving Holiday Destinations For Desert Travelers By L. Bremner November marks the national holiday of Thanksgiving. It is a time when we get together with friends and family to be thankful for what we have. It is also a great holiday for outdoor activities in the desert region. The weather is cooler and with the [...]
The Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein Series (The dog that blogs) Wovoka and the The Ghost Dance Last August, I decided ta take a little time off and road trip from Las Vegas ta the Black Rock desert of Northern Nevada, where every year on Labor Day weekend, they fire up the Burnin’ Man festival. And [...]
Road Trip To Lake Mead Lake Mead National Recreation Area by L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin.com Exploring the desert has been a long-time fascination and passion of my Dad’s. He would take the family on trips to remote parts of the desert in search of gold, lost treasure or to just explore the harsh, yet beautiful [...]
Now Where’d That Mule Go? The Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein (the dog who blogs) Did ya ever wonder how much that 1968 Camaro ya drove around and abused as a kid is worth today? Or why ya attached a rookie Henry Aaron card to yur rear spokes just ta hear that cool noise? Don’t we [...]
The Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein Now Ya See It, Now Ya Don’t By Guest Blogger Mitch Kumstein (photos courtesy of the Mitch Kumstein 2009 Desert Collection) I’m still out here muckin’ around in the Southern Nevada desert, and think I just discovered a ghost town with the world’s shortest life. I’ve heard of boom and [...]
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 [...]
The Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein Valley of Fire State Park Guest Blogger Mitch Kumstein (a dog who blogs) Got called back to Coyote Springs for sum warranty work on the Road Warrior (amazin’ how much damage you can do by overloadin’ a golf cart & drivin’ it 500 miles to a Burnin’ Man Festival)… so [...]
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