Life in California…
…ain’t as completely miserable as some say. Horseback Riding on the beach above Fort Bragg, CA May 2006 Time really flies…
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Winter Solstice and a Lunar Eclipse
On Tuesday, December 21st, the first day of northern winter, when the full Moon passes almost dead center through Earth’s shadow. The Mojave Desert as well as the rest of North America will be treated to a total eclipse of the Moon. For 72 minutes of eerie totality, an amber light will play across the
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Like a Bobcat’s Butt…
It was the day after Thanksgiving (2010). My wife and I were driving back from Mt. Baldy in the Angeles National Forest. We thought there would be more snow up there then there was and so as quickly as we had gotten up there, we were on our way down. As a side-note, the road
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Nipton — Oasis of Tranquility
A sign touting the best cheeseburger around lets you know you are approaching the eucalyptus-shaded desert oasis of Nipton, Calif. Gently situated on the sloping bajada leading down to the Ivanpah Valley, Nipton is a tiny spot of green in the vast eastern Mojave Desert west of Searchlight, Nevada, just ten miles off Interstate 15
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A Morning Hike Along The Randall Henderson Trail (Palm Desert, CA)
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Park Randall Henderson Trail Park Website November arrived and brought cooler temperatures along with it. It had been several weeks since my last hike, so I decided to take the morning off last Thursday to explore one of the many local hiking trails. The Santa Rosa & San
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Roy’s in the Movies!
For those desert treckers that are familiar with Roy’s in Amboy, CA, it appears in a very recently released movie called Beneath the Dark. I saw the movie “On Demand” on the “IFC Channel.” Roy’s also appeared in The original Hitcher (1986) and Kalifornia (1993).
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Taylor Lake
“Taylor Lake” – First in a series of articles about Picacho State Recreation Area in southeastern, California. Taylor Lake has a boat launch but few boats. This Taylor Lake is not even listed among common places named Taylor Lake. This Taylor Lake is close to the California/Arizona border about 25 miles north of Yuma, AZ
Turkeys in the Desert?
Most residents of southern Nevada do not know that wild turkeys reside here as well. We usually only think of this bird during the holidays, but they are a year-long resident in parts of Nevada.
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Sitting on Top of the World
One summer day, she went away. Gone and left me, she’s gone to stay. She’s gone, but I don’t worry, Cause I’m sittin’ on top of the world. Sitting on Top of The World (Traditional/Cream Version) ******************************* I was chewing on some brittlebush and watching over the box canyon. The bushy flats on both sides
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Cadiz Summit, Yesterday and Today
Sometimes it’s the small or even invisible things that get our attention, as is the case for me every time I drive Route 66 between Amboy and Essex through the area called Cadiz Summit. The summit is relatively close to the halfway point of these two towns. Whenever I pass this area I slow down to look at the old
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