It was the early Summer of 2006 and we were headed back from a wedding in Mexico. As we approached San Diego we could see smoke in the distance and wondered where the fire was located. As we got closer and closer to our town, “Yucca Valley” we still had no idea the fire was […]
The Joshua Tree and Me – The Sawtooth Complex Fire and Much More Read More »
What does Free “Legal” Access To Joshua Tree National Park mean? Well with over 2.8 million visitors to the Park in 2017 most paved access points are crowded and have wait time. I’ve made this trip for over 40 years. I recently made it again, beginning in Yucca Valley at Kentucky Fried Chicken. At an
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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 he may be confusing, let’s see if you find him at all amusing.
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Zip Code 92268 – Pioneertown California sits at just over 4,000 feet in elevation on the edge of the Mojave Desert, at the base of the San Bernardino Mountains where Joshua trees meet pinyon pine, manzanita and juniper. Black bear, deer, bighorn sheep, coyote, fox and desert tortoises all intermingle in this area. I’ve seen
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The Only Official Gram Parsons, Phil Kaufman aka “Road Mangler” Tour Comes to Joshua Tree This is the blog that keeps on giving, it was intended as a one time story. Just like life, a blog can have many twists and turns. This blog series is one of my most read that I have had
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On October 28th-30th, Joshua Tree National Park is hosting a new event called the Night Sky Festival. In the past, the Park has organized “Star Parties” to share the beautiful night sky with visitors and residents interested in learning more about astronomy. The Park offers a dark sky unspoiled by artificial light and atmospheric pollutants. In
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Mojave Meets Phil Kaufman UPDATE: This particular blog about Gram Parsons has been interesting to say the least, intended to only be one story has now turned into three. After I first wrote the first leg of this story about a year later I got the crime-scene-photo from a friend, then I updated this blog with
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===== All Aboard….. In the Mojave Desert, on the south side of Joshua Tree, just a half-mile or so from the main road that leads to the Joshua Tree National Park, tucked away in a canyon, almost hidden from the one million plus visitors that drive by every year sits a very interesting, inconspicuous
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Imagine trying to make a name for yourself when your uncle is referred to as the Father of our Country. Colonel Henry Washington did a pretty good job of making a name for himself and also for naming many places in California. I guess you could call him the father of our County, actually many
George Washington’s Nephew in the Mojave Desert? Read More »
Let’s Trek Across The Mojave And Find Out About Their “Harmony” This blog, The Mojo on the Mojave is about things that are located or happening in the Mojave Desert, part of this story lies outside the Mojave’s reaches but we will touch on the entire bus trip that the Irish rock band U2 took
I Love the U2 Album “The Joshua Tree”, Do U2? Read More »
