DesertUSA Travel Guide: National Parks, State Parks and outdoor attractions

Dumont Dunes OHV Area helps NASA prepare for Mars exploration

newsblog — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:29:01 +0000

Popular Dumont Dunes OHV Area helps NASA prepare for Mars exploration In an area where one is most likely to see off-highway vehicles, you wouldn’t expect to see rovers traversing the sand dunes. NASA officials obtained a Lands Use Permit from the BLM Barstow Field Office to test various applications of their prototype rover, nicknamed “Scarecrow.” This [...]

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Active Duty Military and Families to Receive Annual Park Passes

newsblog — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:17:05 +0000

Military members and their dependents can pick up a pass at any national park or wildlife refuge that charges an entrance fee or other selected sites. Members must show a current, valid military identification card to obtain their pass. The pass is also available to dependents of active duty personnel. YORKTOWN, Va. – As part [...]

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Boeing 727 deliberately crashed in Mexican desert for TV

newsblog — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:06:47 +0000

Flightglobal reported, “Filmed from multiple angles, an empty Boeing 727 has been deliberately crashed in a remote Mexican desert as the centrepiece of a documentary on air safety. The aircraft was piloted to the crash location before the pilot ejected, and the trijet then descended in a level attitude – guided remotely by a chase aircraft [...]

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El Centro recruits for America’s Great Outdoors

newsblog — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:25:53 +0000

The BLM’s El Centro Field Office staff was on hand to recruit potential park and law enforcement rangers at Imperial Valley College’s Career Expo 2012 on Thursday, April 19. The career expo targets students enrolled in the applied sciences, including Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Law Enforcement. Over the past several years, Imperial Sand Dunes [...]

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14th Annual Pacific Crest Trail Kick-Off for Hikers Attempting Mexico to Canada Path

newsblog — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:10:09 +0000

And they’re off! Over 700 hikers and supporters of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT) attended the 14th Annual Day Zero PCT Kick-Off event at Lake Morena County Park April 27 and 28. The event is organized by trail supporters and “Trail Angels” for the estimated 276 “through hikers” that will attempt to hike [...]

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What Happened in May in Tombstone

newsblog — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:00:49 +0000

May 1, 1880 – The Tombstone Epitaph began publishing daily and weekly editions. John Clum, founder, wrote a two-column editorial which appeared on the front page. It said, in part: “Tombstone is a city set upon a hill, promising to vie with ancient Rome upon her seven hills, in a fame different in character but [...]

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National Parks Offer Prime Viewing, Programs for Annular Solar Eclipse May 20th

newsblog — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:35:30 +0000

WASHINGTON – National parks from California to New Mexico will offer some of the best eclipse-viewing opportunities on May 20 when the first solar eclipse viewable in the U.S. in the last 18 years darkens the sky before sunset. “This will be spectacular,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. “There are 33 national [...]

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High Desert or Hi-Desert or High Desert, ask Dr. Seuss

Mojave — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:26:22 +0000

According to Dr. Seuss: “From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere”. Today the Mojo on the Mojave may not be funny and it may be confusing, let’s see if you find it at all amusing. Many people know that the Mojave Desert mostly lies within the High Desert of the Southwest United [...]

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Car and Truck Race draws thousands to Plaster City

newsblog — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:02:38 +0000

Under a bluebird sky, High Desert Racing’s Imperial 250 took place at BLM’s Plaster City OHV Open Area on Sunday, April 8, 2012. Almost 4,000 spectators showed up to watch 112 vehicles start the race. Those who stayed through the long race day saw only 51 vehicles finish it. Depending on their class, racers were [...]

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ABF Calls for Attendance at April 24 Meeting: 100 425 Foot Tall Turbines Next to Anza Borrego DSP, April 24th

newsblog — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:36:54 +0000

What The Imperial County Board of Supervisors will meet to discuss whether or not to approve the March 28th Planning Commission’s recommendation to grant a conditional use permit (CUP) and height variance for more than one hundred 425 ft. tall turbines on 12,000 acres of beautiful desert habitat adjacent to the southern boundary of Anza-Borrego [...]

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