Be sure to check for Alerts & Conditions on the Joshua Tree National Park website before you visit the Park. One of my favorite things about visiting national and state parks is the transformation that occurs in the landscape around me as I enter into a park. The distinctive flora and unique geological features create …
Day Trip #5: Touring the Big Boulders at Joshua Tree National Park. Read More »
Old Dale Rd. 4WD Road Location: Joshua Tree National Park Requirements: 4WD Required, also excellent Mountain Bike Trail Time by Car: 2 to 3 hours Distance: 23 Miles (one way) Not recommended for summer trips. Check with Joshua Tree National Park to confirm road is open and that there aren’t any restrictions. Per the National Park …
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 …
Road Trip To Lake Mead Lake Mead National Recreation Areaby Lynn Bremner Exploring the desert has been a long-time fascination and passion of my Dad’s. He would take the family on trips to remote parts of the desert in search of gold, lost treasure or to just explore the harsh, yet beautiful desert landscapes. He has …
Road Trippin’ to Indio, CA for Coachella Music & Arts Festival and Stagecoach Country Music Festival April 2016 By L. Bremner of DesertUSA.com Since 1999, the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA has been the venue for two major music festivals: Coachella Music & Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival. Both music festivals are …
Animals Abandoned & Rescued In The Mojave Desert By Dennis G. Casebier Author of the Mojave Road Guide & Founder of the Goffs Historic Cultural Center Sept. 3rd, 2010: As I have said many times, you never know what is going to happen next in Goffs. My wife, Jo Anne, and I went on “the …
Abandoned Horse Found In The Mojave Desert … And A Dog Too! Read More »
Earthquake Shakes Desert Region Occurred at 10:48 am Pacific Time Dec. 30th, ’09 The magnitude of the earthquake was 5.9 and the epicenter was in Baja California just 22 miles SE of Mexicali. The earthquake was felt in San Diego and throughout the Southern California Desert Region. In Indio, CA the shaking continue for …
Breaking News: 5.9 Earthquake Shakes Desert Region Read More »
Wild Horse Round Up In Nevada By Mitch Kumstein – The Dog That Blogs “It’s the end of another year, and I figured before I barreled into 2010, I would look back on some of the events that made 2009 the most memorable time of my life! It started off really rough. I was dumped …
WildLights Holiday Festival! Sponsored by The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation and the City of Indian Wells, The Living Desert has opened the yuletide season with a festive light display, featuring more than 750,000 twinkling lights that illuninate the park after dark, turning the desert into a holiday winter wonderland.
The Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein The dog who blogs “The Great Solar Rip-off” “Most people that know me know I spend a lot of my time hikin’ around Southern Nevada, ‘cuz it takes alota hikin’ to come up with all these misadventures. I’ve lived in Nevada almost my whole life, and it seems like we’re …
