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The deserts of the American Southwest have long been associated with paranormal activity. Doesn’t the thought of little grey aliens, UFOs and conspiracies make you feel warm and fuzzy all over? Area 51 in Nevada may be the bull’s eye of all of this hoopla, but the 29 Palms Marine Air Ground Task Force Training [...]
As the Beatles once said “It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play”, but in the Mojave Desert it was twenty years ago today Mother Nature had her way. June 28th 2012 will be the 20th anniversary of the Landers earthquake. The official version of this event states that: At 04:57 local [...]
Mojave Maxine (source: BLM) Forget about Punxsutawney Phil, when Mojave Maxine comes out of her burrow Spring will soon arrive. She is currently in her burrow at the Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. She started her brumination which is similar to hibernation in the fall of 2011. Maxine has been hosting the annual Mojave Maxine Emergence Contest since [...]
Well…. it has been two years since I started writing the “Mojo on the Mojave” for this DesertUSA blog. I would like to thank DesertUSA for giving me this opportunity and I look forward to many more years of blogging about the Mojave Desert. I see the Mojave Desert as a beautiful place that is awe inspiring. [...]
Now that we are in the middle of fall in the Mojave Desert you might start thinking about planting and landscaping your yard. Fall and winter can be the best time to plant and whether you are new to the Mojave or if you are a desert rat, you might need a few ideas. Earlier this [...]
On the northern end of the Mojave desert near the base of the mighty Sierra Nevada Mountain Range is the town of Ridgecrest, CA. which is also the home of one of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field offices. The BLM is responsible for wild horse and burro adoptions, anyone interested in adoptions should check [...]
General Patton’s Troops at Roy’s Cafe? Well not exactly, but many people that live in the Mojave Desert drive portions of old Route 66 through Amboy California en route to Laughlin or Las Vegas Nevada. Most Mojave Desert residents have heard the General Patton legends about training his troops in the desert during World War II, many of these training areas were [...]
Many people think that all deserts are alike, very hot and very dry. Those of us that live in the Mojave Desert know differently, one of the major differences between the Mojave and many other deserts is the elevation above sea level. I live in Yucca Valley where the elevation ranges between 3000 and 4000 feet [...]
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 [...]
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