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February 2002 |
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Joshua Tree NP, CA
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Great horned owls
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Creosote Bush
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John Butterfield
A complete index of Desert Lil's Desert Recipes, culinary tips and desert food resources. A guide for cooking when camping.
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What is a Desert? - Deserts in the Southwestern United States are areas of extreme heat and dryness, just as most of us envision them. More scientifically, deserts, also called arid regions, characteristically receive less than 10 inches of precipitation a year. In some deserts, the amount of evaporation is greater than the amount of rainfall. Semiarid regions average 10 to 20 inches of annual precipitation. Typically, desert moisture occurs in brief intervals and is unpredictable from year to year. About one-third of the earth's land mass is arid to semiarid (either desert or semidesert). More...
Geronimo's Last Hurrah - Writers, both historians and novelists, lost sight of Geronimo the person and created Geronimo the legend. For three quarters of a century, they demonized him as a savage butcher, a product of the barbaric Apache culture. For the next quarter of a century, they glorified him as a freedom fighter, a product of the noble Apache culture. A another look at this man and his times. More ...
The Anasazi - With this article, the tenth in a monthly series, DesertUSA continues the story on the Native American peoples of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The series began with the earliest arrivals, the Paleo-Indians. It will proceed through the historic tribes and, finally, some of the extraordinary Native American people, places and events which shaped the history of our desert region. More --
The Glow At Keet Seel - We would test ourselves against a 18.5-mile round trip hike to the ancient Anasazi (a Navajo meaning the "ancient ones") ruins at Keet Seel, which is located beside a gentle stream deep in the sandstone cayonlands of northeastern Arizona. The hike sounded like a plausible test of womanhood—especially with a five-mile side trip to the ruins at Betatakin at the Navajo National Monument thrown in for good measure. Theresa and I joined a group of hikers early the day we started. We quickly noticed we were the only ones registered for both the Keet Seel and the Betatakin hikes. Ha. Wimps. More ...
Quartzsite, the shows are on now.
Peddler's Fair - Feb. 6th - Feb. 17th, 2002
Tyson Wells Arts & Crafts Fair February 2nd - 18th, 2002
Desert Gardens Gem & Mineral January 1st - February 28th, 2002 More...
Tucson
48th Annual Tucson Gem & Mineral Society Show
Mineral, gem, fossil, beads, lapidary creations, geodes, meteorites and jewelry. World-wide dealers. Theme is African Gems & Minerals. Earth Sciences maze for children. Seminars. Feb. 14- 17 2002 Thur -Sat 10 am-6 pm; Su 10 am-5 pm. $5.50. Under 14 free with paying adult. Tucson Conv.Ctr. More ...
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