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Birdwatching in and around Coachella Valley

Birdwatching in the Coachella Valley Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy the numerous locations for wildlife viewing in the California Desert areas.  The Coachella Valley, in the Southern California Desert, has several locations that are excellent for birdwatching.  Any preserve or park that has a palm oases or natural spring will present excellent wildlife viewing opportunities.  The […]

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Flaming Cajon

September 2, 2011: If getting though Cajon Pass and up to the California high desert is a challenge on the average Friday; you can imagine how much more of a challenge the trip is on the last three-day weekend of the summer.  Any traffic going northwards towards Vegas, Death Valley, or Lake Havasu must snake

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The 7-10 Split?

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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Jerome, AZ — One of America’s Most Haunted Mining Towns

Spend Halloween in a Haunted Mining Town Located in Verde Valley, Jerome is a former mining town that sits on Cleopatra Hill. Today tourists visit Jerome to learn about its history and to shop at the local gift stores and galleries. Once labelled the “wickedest town in the west,” Jerome has turned into an artisanal

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Rock Piles

Some folks say the Mojave Desert is just a bunch of rocks – a “gravel pit.”  While other deserts around the world seem to be made of pure sand, those in the American Southwest are a bit rockier.  Sand dunes exist, only in sparse locales.  The huge monolithic structures that stand out so strikingly from

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Hatch Valley Chile Festival Sept. 3rd & 4th, 2011 in New Mexico

Hatch Valley Chile Festival Sept. 3rd & 4th, 2011 Hatch Valley, NM Every year as the temperatures start to cool down Hatch Valley starts to heat up with the annual Hatch Valley Chile Festival.  The Festival is a 2-day event that is scheduled over Labor Day weekend.  More than 30,000 visitors from across the U.S.

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Bullhead City River Regatta This Weekend: Pirates of the Colorado

August. 11th – 13th, 2011 Bullhead City Community Park  to Rotary Park Float down the Colorado River with a about 15,000 pirates!  The annual River Regatta is a great way to celebrate the heat of summer by plunging into the cool blue waters of the Colorado River.  The Bullhead City River Regatta takes the participating

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