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The austere desert landscape of the wild west has long fascinated and inspired artists. Georgia O’Keeffe painted the American desert in images of abstract red mountains, desert wildflowers and iconic portraits of drought defined by bleached bones and skulls. Frederic Remington focused his work on the old American West with intricately detailed paintings of cowboys, Native American Indians and other characters that
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The Carrizo Badlands Mud Caves in Arroyo Tapiado Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Last April my dad and I went on a day trip to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. We had heard about some mud caves, but they were not noted on the park map. After a little research on the Internet and reading a local
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Bombay Beach at the Salton Sea, Bashford’s Hot Mineral Spa, and the town of Niland, CA, home of Salvation Mountain and Slab City. It was the second time I had made the journey from Indio, CA to the small town of Niland, CA, located near the southern end of the Salton Sea. My friend Sue
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On October 28th-30th, Joshua Tree National Park is hosting a new event called the Night Sky Festival. In the past, the Park has organized “Star Parties” to share the beautiful night sky with visitors and residents interested in learning more about astronomy. The Park offers a dark sky unspoiled by artificial light and atmospheric pollutants. In
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On a recent visit to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, we toured Grapevine Canyon in our 4WD Jeep. These photos were taken on April 6th, 2016. Grapevine Canyon is a good location to view the wildflowers in bloom, but it requires a 4WD vehicle. The brilliant blooms of the Beavertail cactus were easy to spot along
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Geology Tour Road Guide An 18-Mile Motor Tour at Joshua Tree National Park Click here to see DesertUSA.com’s video tour from this trip. If you’re looking for an easy 4WD adventure check out the Geology Tour Road at Joshua Tree National Park. It’s a great way to see different types of rock formations and geological
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Road Trip Series Part 1: Salton Sea Part 2: Salvation Mountain Part 3: Slab City Salvation Mountain Just south of the Salton Sea Visitor’s Center is a little town called Niland, CA, home to the infamous Salvation Mountain and Slab City. Just a few miles out of town on Beal Rd. a colorful scene appears
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Date: August 22, 2012 Death Valley, CA–On the evening of August 10th a weather event that included several dry lightning cells ignited several fires in the vicinity of Hunter Mountain in the Panamint Range of Death Valley National Park. These lightning strikes resulted in two wildland fires, the South Fire and the Pass Fire,
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Cottonwood Visitor’s Center Joshua Tree National Park California Desert Wildflowers April 9th, 2012 If you enter the Joshua Tree National Park from the south entrance off of the I-10 heading towards the Cottonwood Visitor’s Center, there is a nice stretch of desert on the right side of the road that usually has good wildflower displays.
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