Road Trip #19: Galleta Meadows Estates in Borrego Springs by L. Bremner Imagine driving down Borrego Springs Rd. and something catches your attention. A dark form in the desert landscape. You look again and it is big, but it doesn’t seem to be moving. Then you look again and you realize it is a huge […]
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Desert Living Series Wildfires and the Santa Ana Winds By L. Bremner September is National Preparedness month for natural disasters, including wildfires, floods and earthquakes. Folks who live in rural areas become very alert in September and October. They watch the news coverage daily, looking for weather reports and signs that fire conditions have
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It’s Overseeding Time! by L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin.com It is that time of year in the desert regions when the water gets turned off and the bermuda grass dies off. It is all done in preparation for the overseeding process. Golf courses, country clubs, polo fields, residential lawns and any park that has grass and
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Golf Courses and Destinations In The American Southwest Things To Do Series: Golfing The Desert Regions By L. Bremner DesertRoadTrippin One very common “thing to do” in most desert regions is to play golf. It is always fun to play on a new golf course and when on vacation you have plenty of time to
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Birding, Wildlife Watching and Animal Photography by L. Bremner One of the most challenging pastimes is viewing wildlife in a natural desert habitat. Desert animals tend to hide out during the daytime hours making it difficult to view or photograph them. Occasionally we will see a lone coyote cross the road, only to scurry away
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Things To Do In The Desert Series Explore the desert caves By L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin One of my all time favorite desert road trips was caving at the Arroyo Tapiado Mud Caves In Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. There is something surreal about entering a natural cave and walking into its cool depths until you
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Things To Do In The Desert Series By L. Bremner of DesertRoadTRIPPIN This month I wanted to feature DesertUSA.com’s “Things To Do” pages. We have hundreds of articles and posts about different outdoor recreation activities in the desert regions of California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Texas. This week I will start this introduction
Vegas On A Budget Great weekend getaway By L. Bremner @ DesertRoadTrippin This summer has be a slow year for many resort destinations. Las Vegas has felt it share of slow sales with the economy still in recovery. The Excalibur Hotel and Casino had a great idea . . . offer $35 per night for
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Day Trips and Points of Interest Near Las Vegas By L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin I’m heading to Las Vegas next week for a PGA Golf Expo, so I thought it would be fun to blog about points of interest near Las Vegas and things to do when visiting Las Vegas. We plan to take the
