Life in the Mojave Desert.
If you are like me you love the transition zone of the San Bernardino Mountains Southern California down to the Hi-Desert of Yucca Valley AND if you love the game of golf you might try the 51st annual Pioneer Pass Golf Tournament. This tournament is classified as an “extreme golf” tournament and if you are up …
California has the distinction of being the entertainment capital of the world with many films being produced all over the state, of course the Mojave Desert has had its share of filming. Every time you see a Joshua Tree in a movie, music video or a television commercial it was filmed in or very near the …
On the northern end of the Mojave desert near the base of the mighty Sierra Nevada Mountain Range is the town of Ridgecrest, CA. which is also the home of one of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field offices. The BLM is responsible for wild horse and burro adoptions, anyone interested in adoptions should check …
General Patton’s troops at Roy’s Cafe? Well not exactly… Many people that live in the Mojave Desert drive portions of old Route 66 through Amboy, California en route to Laughlin or Las Vegas, Nevada. Most Mojave Desert residents have heard the legends about General Patton training his troops in the desert during World War II. Many of these training areas were …
General Patton’s Troops at Roy’s Cafe in Amboy? Read More »
How long does it take to hike from the Mojave Desert to the Sonoran Desert? This sounds worse than it is. It all began with a trip from Yucca Valley to Palm Springs; my wife and I always sightsee along the road looking down on the Old Highway 62Â on our way down New State Highway …
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Many people think that all deserts are alike, very hot and very dry. Those of us that live in the Mojave Desert know differently, one of the major differences between the Mojave and many other deserts is the elevation above sea level. I live in Yucca Valley where the elevation ranges between 3000 and 4000 feet …
The first post of The Mojo on the Mojave will pay tribute to the people of Haiti. Haiti and the Mojave Desert seem a world apart but we both share the history of large earthquakes. At 04:57 local time on June 28, 1992, a large temblor awoke much of Southern California, this was a magnitude 7.3 earthquake …
