Desert News
It’s Overseeding Time! by L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin.com It is that time of year in the desert regions when the water gets turned off and the bermuda grass dies off. It is all done in preparation for the overseeding process. Golf courses, country clubs, polo fields, residential lawns and any park that has grass and […]
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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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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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DesertUSA.com is developing a new blog that will showcase a variety of columnist writing on a variety of subjects. The newest blogger, David J. Wood, is an avid desert hiker. He will be blogging about his hikes and experiences in the desert regions. David lives in the Coachella Valley area and many of his hikes
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Desert Living Series: From brown to green: A lesson in desert gardening. Some individuals are great gardeners. Either they were born with a green thumb or they’ve learned enough about gardening to be successful at it. My idea of gardening is digging a hole and planting a shrub or flower in it; then I just
Desert Living Series A free meal! We’ve all heard stories and jokes about folks who eat road kill. Those of us who live in the suburbs or cities can’t imagine picking up a carcass off of the road and taking it home for dinner. In Alaska road kill (usually moose or deer) are salvaged and
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As the heat rises here in the desert, so does the need to take more weekend road trips to cooler climates. This past weekend I had the opportunity to join a few friends in their box at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Opening day at DMTC was last Wednesday. Attendance on Opening Day totaled 44,907,
Where The Turf Meets The Surf . . . Del Mar. Read More »
What to do when it is 115F ? Most desert dwellers head towards the coast when the desert starts reaching the summer highs. We’ve grown used to the 110 to 112 degree weather, but when the mercury rises to 115 + it is a bit unbearable. It gets too hot to golf or do much
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Road Trip to Escondido, CA The chair with a view Over the holiday weekend I took a road trip to San Diego (Escondido) to visit my parents. It was the perfect weekend head towards the coast as the temperatures here in the desert rose to 113 F over the 4th of July holiday weekend.
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