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Wild Horse Round Up In Nevada By Mitch Kumstein – The Dog That Blogs “It’s the end of another year, and I figured before I barreled into 2010, I would look back on some of the events that made 2009 the most memorable time of my life! It started off really rough. I was dumped [...]
Seeking Out the Desert Bighorn The Travelin’ Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein Guest Blogger on DesertRoadTrippin Desert Road Trippin’ would like to welcome guest blogger “Mitch Kumstein”, a dog who lives in the desert near Las Vegas, NV. He recently encountered a big herd of Bighorn Sheep and he was able to take some great photos [...]
DesertUSA Is A Great Resource For School Projects Learn about desert plants, animals and geology. By L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin When we first started DesertUSA.com, it was designed be a multimedia resource for information about plants, animals and geology of the North American Deserts. We have since expanded DesertUSA into a website that includes information [...]
Surviving Summer In Death Valley Adaptations and common sense by L. Bremner – DesertRoadTRIPPIN.com The Hottest Place on Earth was recorded on Sept. 13th 1922 in El Azizia, Libya. The temperature reached a 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.8 Celsius). The second hottest place was recorded on July 10th, 1913 in Death Valley, California. The temperature was [...]
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 [...]
This photo was taken last year. My mom was cooking in the kitchen and nearly jumped out of her shoes when she saw this critter looking in at her from outside the kitchen window. It was a baby Screech owl. My dad was able to get a few shots of the little owl before he [...]
This is a photo of a baby barn owl that fell out of its nest. There were two babies, but only this one survived. We were able to get the baby owl to hop in a box and we took it to the wildlife rescue center in Ramona, CA. The photos and video was taken [...]
Tips on how to keep our four-legged friends safe in the summer heat. Horses, Dogs, cats and other pets need to become acclimated to the heat as the temperatures start to rise. Dogs and cats can’t sweat, so they have to release the heat in their bodies through respiration, breathing and through their tongue and [...]
Desert Road Trip Tips Keep your dog safe from rattlesnake bites “Approximately 300,000 dogs and cats are bitten by venomous snakes each year in the United States. Rattlesnake venom can cause serious injury and even death.” Summer is in full swing. The days are longer and we spend more time doing things outdoors. If you [...]
Desert Living Series The crickets have moved in. Just the other night I woke up when I felt something on my arm. I felt a pinch that spurred me into flight. I jumped out bed and turned the light on. A cricket hopped off of my bed, onto the floor and it quickly disappeared behind [...]
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