The 7-10 Split?

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I’m no bowler, but I do know that a 7-10 split usually sucks. I’ve recently noticed this split. Pin #7, @Trona National Monument, CA Photo taken 8/31/2008 Conditions: 115F with 100% chance of sandstorm… *** Pin #10, @ Christmas Tree Pass Road, NV (near Laughlin, Nevada) Photo taken 9/2/2011 Conditions: 95F with 100% chance of [...]

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The Gift that Keeps Giving

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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.

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Turkeys in the Desert?

Female turkeys in Overton, Nevada

Most residents of southern Nevada do not know that wild turkeys reside here as well. We usually only think of this bird during the holidays, but they are a year-long resident in parts of Nevada.

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Tarantulas on the March

Tarantula burrow showing webbing

It’s almost Halloween – time for all kinds of creepy things, including tarantulas. Male tarantulas are especially active at this time of year.

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The Ghost Dance of Jack Wilson

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The Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein Series (The dog that blogs) Wovoka and the The Ghost Dance Last August, I decided ta take a little time off and road trip from Las Vegas ta the Black Rock desert of Northern Nevada, where every year on Labor Day weekend, they fire up the Burnin’ Man festival.  And [...]

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Ghost Town Camp Transvaal

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The Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein Now Ya See It, Now Ya Don’t By Guest Blogger Mitch Kumstein (photos courtesy of the Mitch Kumstein 2009 Desert Collection) I’m still out here muckin’ around in the Southern Nevada desert, and think I just discovered a ghost town with the world’s shortest life.  I’ve heard of boom and [...]

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Rhyolite . . . A Ghost Town With A Story.

The Rhyolite Mercantile.

The Travelin’ Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein What Happened to Hungry Johnny? Guest Blogger Mitch Kumstein (written from a dogs perspective) on Desert Road Trippin Headin’ out of my new digs at the El Portal Motel, and thinkin’ about pointin’ the 660 towards Rhyolite, a famous ghost town located about 5 miles southwest of Beatty.  The [...]

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Bighorn Encounter In Beatty, Nevada

Bighorn Sheep near road.

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 [...]

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