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The Strange Tale of Gram Parson’s Funeral in Joshua Tree Gram Parsons was considered a pioneer of the country rock movement of the late 1960′s into the 1970′s until his death on September 19, 1973 at the age of 26. Though Gram achieved some success in his lifetime, he was never a superstar — but [...]
Yucca Valley is strategically placed at the crossroads of the Hi-Desert, at the intersection of two state highways that lie at the center of this Mojave Desert Town. On Saturday, October 13 Yucca Valley saw its first new park open in 39 years, the new park is a yet to be named dog park. As I [...]
I decided to go against my gut yesterday and I was glad. When I went to bed Saturday night, I had planned to go to one of two places on Sunday to do some photography. I was planning on going to either Cajon Pass/Mormon Rocks or Joshua Tree National Park. I woke up Sunday, peaked [...]
Just drove back from Joshua Tree. When I passed the Whitewater exit on I-10, I was able to get a quick glance out the window. The River was really flowing. More than I have ever seen it flow. I was not able to get off and explore. I especially wonder what it was like over [...]
Joshua Tree National Park Wildflower Update Admission: FREE this week in honor of National Park WEEK! Free Admission through April 25th, 2010. The wildflower displays at the southern part of Joshua Tree National Park, near the Cottonwood Visitor’s Center, have recently peaked. You can still see abundant showings of yellow brittlebush blooms and chuparosa [...]
To begin with let’s describe what this new blog is, what The Mojo on the Mojave means and who I am? According to the definition in several on-line dictionaries, the condensed version says that Mojo is a magic charm or spell. Of course the Mojave is a desert that encompasses parts of California, Arizona, Nevada and [...]
I wonder how they found the perfect Joshua tree — the rock band U2. Did they just drive around near Lee Flats outside Death Valley until they picked just the right plant? Or did they have advance scouts? Joshua Tree was U2′s first No. 1 album and the 1987 Grammy Award-winner for “Album of the [...]
I tagged along with Team DUSA the other day, looking for Barry Storm’s “Jade Mine”. Storm was a sometime writer for Desert Magazine and sometime hunter of lost mines. He was also the author of a book entitled “Thunder God’s Gold”. It was based upon the search for a lost mine in the Superstition mountains [...]
Day Trip #11: The Cholla Cactus Garden By Lynn Bremner Location: Joshua Tree National Park along Pinto Basin Rd. The Cholla Cactus Garden in Joshua Tree National Park is a wonderland of Cholla cactus.
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