Search and Rescue Missions With Happy Endings A forum on DesertUSA.com Originally posted on the DesertUSA Forums by sardude on Aug. 02, 2011. With the summer temps upon us, Pinal County SAR has been reasonably quiet. We have had some days with the heat index approaching 120 degrees. Sunday June 26, callout 2030. 28 year […]
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Galleta Meadows Estates Borrego Springs, CA A new serpent has risen from the dry, hot sand in Borrego Springs, CA. It’s head rears up towards the sky in a graceful depiction of a serpent in motion. The 350-foot serpent is the newest edition to a garden of 129 metal sculptures that are placed in Galleta
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Desert Wake Announces Launch of Cable Wake Systems and Boat Lake Hourly Rentals Mecca, CA July 28, 2011 Desert Wake is pleased to announce the opening of two 2-tower cable wake systems beginning Saturday, July 30, 2011. In addition, a second lake on the property is now open as a dedicated boat lake for wakeboarding and
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Links to Salton Sea information and points of interest on DesertUSA.com Salton Sea State Recreation Area Bird Watching at the Salton Sea Wildlife Refuge Salton Sea Video Salvation Mountain Salvation Mountain (Niland, CA) Leonard Knight: The Man Who Built Salvation Mountain Videos by DesertUSA Salvation Mountain VIDEO Salton Sea VIDEO Road Trip #12: From Salton Sea
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Imagine the Mojave Desert nearly 12,000 years ago. It was a wetter place but the Ice Age was just coming to an end and many animals were becoming extinct. Mammoths, mastadons, saber tooth cats, giant ground sloths and other animals would soon be wiped off of the face of the earth. At this time one small
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Prickly Pear Cactus have been a staple food of Native Americans for many centuries. Their large, colorful blossoms appear in yellow, pink, red or purple and grow from the tip of cactus nodules, which later ripen into delicious red fruit. Many varieties of prickly pear cactus grow wild throughout the deserts of the Southwest, but
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Nopales: Prickly Pear Cactus Pads Desert Lil’s Recipe Book www.desertusa.com Nopales is the Spanish name for Prickly Pear Cactus pads. Prickly Pear Cactus are members of the Opuntia genus, and produce both nopales, a vegetable, and tuna, a fruit. Native Americans used Nopales to poultice bruises and dress wounds. They also boiled and crushed the
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Desert Lil’s Delicacies A DesertUSA Food Feature As we discussed in February, Mexican cooking, like other cuisines, is the product of both regional culture and local agriculture. It’s also the combination of two worlds — the Hispanic and the Native American. Exporting this cuisine to the southwestern U.S. creates a hybrid of local cuisines I
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Killer Bees: Africanized Honey Bees Health and Medical Disclaimer Common Questions: How can I avoid an encounter with unfriendly Africanized honey bees? How can I reduce the chance Africanized honey bees will attack me if they are around me? How can I escape an attack if I am attacked by Africanized honey bees? Facts about
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The Strive to Survive About 8 months after arriving on the central coast of California from the eastern US, we decided on a day-trip to Parkfield, California, the self-labeled “Earthquake Capitol of the World” (though bragging about that sounds weird in view of the earthquake tragedy of Japan in 2011). Parkfield asks you to
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