DesertUSA Is A Great Resource For School Projects Learn about desert plants, animals and geology. By L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin When we first started DesertUSA.com, it was designed be a multimedia resource for information about plants, animals and geology of the North American Deserts. We have since expanded DesertUSA into a website that includes information […]
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Summary: From Hwy S22 at Arroyo Salado Primitive Campground you can 4WD or hike to the 17 Palms Oasis, 5 Palms Oasis, Una Palma and the Pumpkin Patch in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Last March I took a road trip to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Our goal was to visit a couple of the palm
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Just this past weekend I was having dinner with some friends from the Coachella Valley area. They had just bought a water ski boat and they had been researching all of the nearby areas where they could water ski. This conversation caught my boyfriends attention as he is interested in buying a little cabin or
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Rock Collecting, Gold Prospecting and Fossil Hunting Things To Do In The Desert By L. Bremner of Desert Road Trippin’ One of my oldest desert memories is of my dad taking our family rock hounding. We would hunt for geodes, fossils, agate, rose quartz crystal, tourmaline, fire opal, jade and of course gold. In the
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Summer Activities For Families Viewing Desert Insects and Animals At Night By L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin If you are looking for something fun to do with your kids, check out these two articles on desert wildlife viewing at night. One article is about Bug Lighting. This can be done at home or out in the
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Prickly Pear Lemonade Recipe By L. Bremner Prickly pear syrup is a great condiment to have in your kitchen cupboard. You can make Prickly Pear Margaritas, Desert Blush lemonade, Cactus Wine Coolers and Prickly Pear Tea. There is even a recipe for Prickly Pear Salad Dressing and Prickly Pear Chicken. If you want to try
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Cool Summer Destinations in Arizona By L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin Our main Website, DesertUSA.com, has thousands of pages and articles about the desert. Topics include desert destinations, road trips, plants, animals, things to do and all of the neat places you can visit in the North American desert regions. I’ve been browsing some of our
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Surviving Summer In Death Valley Adaptations and common sense by L. Bremner – DesertRoadTRIPPIN.com The Hottest Place on Earth was recorded on Sept. 13th 1922 in El Azizia, Libya. The temperature reached a 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.8 Celsius). The second hottest place was recorded on July 10th, 1913 in Death Valley, California. The temperature was
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Summer Activity In New Mexico Mexican free-tail bat migration by L. Bremner – DesertRoadTRIPPIN.com If you have time for a summer road trip to the southern portion of New Mexico, stop by Carlsbad Cavern National Park. Every spring 400,000 Brazilian (aka Mexican) free-tail bats migrate to the Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. They hide in
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Wildlife Tour of the California Wolf Center North American Gray Wolves, Alaskan Wolves and The Mexican Gray Wolf The summer is a good time to take short day trips or weekend trips to nearby areas to get out of the heat. One nearby location is Julian, CA. Many of you have probably been to Julian
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