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Desert Life Features
Fonts Point – Borrego Badlands
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
If you’re looking for a great place to hike in the Anza Borrego Desert State Park, consider heading to the Fonts Points. The park offers four different points, each with an excellent view of the desert landscape. The four-mile trail is not marked but consists primarily of hard-packed sand.
Palm Canyon Hike
Palm Springs, CA
Palm Canyon is the largest native California fan palm oasis in the world. Once the home of the Cahuilla Indians, the canyon is teaming with native plants, wildlife, and a year-round water source. Rock mortars and other cultural resources are visible along the trail and stream.
The Goffs Railway Depot
Mojave Desert Archives Library
Funds from the California Cultural and Historical Endowment supported the construction of the Mojave Desert Archives, a research library designed to preserve and present the collections of the MDHCA. The library is located on the grounds of the 75-acre Goffs Cultural Center and replicates the historic Goffs Railway Depot.
A Passion for the Rails
Photographing Trains – by Lara Hartley
I have been photographing trains, I think, forever. I remember taking a snapshot, with my dad’s old camera, of a big black train tearing by while I was still in high school. There is this adrenaline rush, a natural high as the train passes; horns screaming, crossing bells going off, the ground rumbling. Did you know you can stand at a crossing and scream as loud as you can, and you can’t hear it over the engine noise?
Grand Canyon National Park seeks public comments on Wetland Statement of Findings
The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on a Wetland Statement of Findings for the Transcanyon Water Distribution Pipeline project. Public comments on the proposed action will be accepted…
Indian Garden Now Officially Called Havasupai Gardens
U.S. Board of Geographic Names/National Park Service Approves Havasupai Tribe’s Name Change Request There is a moment in ever dawn when light floats, there is the possibility of magic. Creation holds…
North Lake Powell Boat Ramp at Bullfrog Inoperable to Houseboats, Larger Vessels
As previously announced, when Lake Powell’s elevation has reached 3529 ft. (above sea level), the Bullfrog North Boat Ramp will no longer be operable for houseboats and larger vessels. That elevation…
An adventure through time. Explore the route used by pioneers on their way to California. The Mojave Road lets your SUV act as a time machine, guiding you on a trail that stretches for 138 miles through country virtually unchanged since prehistoric times. Learn more about the Mojave Road Guide by Dennis Casebier.
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If you’re looking for a fun thing to do with your kids, check out our “Break-at-Home” geode kits. This hands on rockhounding experience is a great way for kids to learn about geology, how geodes are formed and to experience the excitement of discovery when they break one open. Learn more about “Break-at-Home” geodes