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Whitewater Canyon

September 27, 2010 by Steve Reiss

In her post about Whitewater Canyon and River, Lynn Bremner mentions how her frequent passing of the “Whitewater” exit sign on I-10 drew her to explore the Canyon. I understand being drawn to a location; I felt compelled, as are many, to explore the Zzyzx Road area outside Baker, California, solely due to the enigmatic [...]

Filed Under: Desert Tales Tagged With: bighorn sheep, desert hot springs, geocaching, Pacific Crest Trail, palm springs, steve reiss, whitewater, windmills

Wings and Wildlife Festival Makes a Second Appearance

February 7, 2010 by Margie Klein

A popular birding and wildlife-watching festival is coming to Laughlin again in March.

Filed Under: Discover Southern Nevada, Reader Blogs Tagged With: audubon, bats, bighorn sheep, binoculars, bird id, birding, birds, bob barnes, bruce lund, burrowing owls, Colorado River, david charlet, dragonflies, ecotourism, enthusiasts, falconers, festival, field trips, hiking, hummingbirds, important bird areas, kayaking, Laughlin, margie klein, mist netting, nature, nature artists, nature lovers, nevada department of wildlife, outdoor recreation, petroglyphs, plants, raptors, recreation, red rock audubon, reptiles, Riverfront, rock art, sharon schafer, southern nevada, southern nevada birding and wildlife trails partnership, ted floyd, tourism, u s fish and wildlife service, viewing, water, wild, wildlife, wildlife watching, wings

Art Smith Trail and Dead Indian Canyon in Palm Desert

December 16, 2009 by newsblog

The Art Smith Hiking Trail By David Wood I recently took some friends to see some fun scenery around the Art Smith Trail and Dead Indian Canyon. We saw some desert hares running around, and a swarm of bees. I have seen many bighorn in this area. The trailhead is on Hwy 74 (Monterrey ave) [...]

Filed Under: David J. Wood Tagged With: Art Smith Trail, bighorn sheep, Dead Indian Canyon, rock scrambling

Legends of Mice and More Bighorn in Valley of Fire

October 6, 2009 by Mitch

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 [...]

Filed Under: Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein, Road Trips to Nevada Tagged With: bighorn sheep, mitch kumstein, valley of fire state park

Bighorn Encounter In Beatty, Nevada

September 28, 2009 by Mitch

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 [...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Plants and Animals, Road Trips to Nevada Tagged With: beatty nevada, bighorn sheep, desert bighorn, Nevada