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Some folks say the Mojave Desert is just a bunch of rocks – a “gravel pit.” While other deserts around the world seem to be made of pure sand, those in the American Southwest are a bit rockier. Sand dunes exist, only in sparse locales. The huge monolithic structures that stand out so strikingly from [...]
Imagine the Mojave Desert nearly 12,000 years ago. It was a wetter place but the Ice Age was just coming to an end and many animals were becoming extinct. Mammoths, mastadons, saber tooth cats, giant ground sloths and other animals would soon be wiped off of the face of the earth. At this time one small [...]
The Mojave Desert is the home to many talented folks, some of who are photographers. Luckily for me one of them lives just up the road from my house. Her name is Julianne Koza and her photography can be breathtaking as you will see in this blog. Being a great photographer not only takes talent it [...]
Mojave Max, the desert tortoise, emerged from his burrow on March 29, so it must be spring. Granted that the spring arrival is a little late this year due to lingering cool temperatures, still it is welcomed with no less enthusiasm. Max’s girlfriends emerged a few weeks earlier, but Max has the official word. Mojave [...]
The residents of the Morongo Basin have set a lofty goal once again. They plan on raising $160,000 in it’s annual Relay For Life Fundraiser. The Relay for Life is a community gathering where everyone can participate in the fight against cancer, teams camp out and take turns walking the track. Each team is asked [...]
The day that our paths crossed I was quite surprised, immediately Paleface stood out among the crowd, I tried to befriend him but he kept a safe distance from me. He would come around the barn to scavenge the left over food from our burros and goats. Was he here as an omen? If he was then [...]
Mojave Max, the Spokestortoise for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program since 1995 is currently in his burrow in Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas, Nevada. He started his brumination, which is similar to hibernation, on November 12th, 2010. Max has been hosting the annual Mojave Max Emergence Contest since the year 2000. Students from many areas of [...]
All I want for Christmas is to get outside…
Giving your kids the gift of the great outdoors is one of the best intangible gifts around.
On Tuesday, December 21st, the first day of northern winter, when the full Moon passes almost dead center through Earth’s shadow. The Mojave Desert as well as the rest of North America will be treated to a total eclipse of the Moon. For 72 minutes of eerie totality, an amber light will play across the [...]
Sometimes its the small or even invisible things that get our attention, as is the case for me every time I drive Route 66 between Amboy and Essex through the area called Cadiz Summit. The summit is relatively close to the half-way point of these two town’s, every time I pass this area I slow down to look at the [...]
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