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Desert Living Series Wildfires and the Santa Ana Winds By L. Bremner September is National Preparedness month for natural disasters, including wildfires, floods and earthquakes. Folks who live in rural areas become very alert in September and October. They watch the news coverage daily, looking for weather reports and signs that fire conditions have
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Birding, Wildlife Watching and Animal Photography by L. Bremner One of the most challenging pastimes is viewing wildlife in a natural desert habitat. Desert animals tend to hide out during the daytime hours making it difficult to view or photograph them. Occasionally we will see a lone coyote cross the road, only to scurry away
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DesertUSA Is A Great Resource For School Projects Learn about desert plants, animals and geology. By L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin When we first started DesertUSA.com, it was designed be a multimedia resource for information about plants, animals and geology of the North American Deserts. We have since expanded DesertUSA into a website that includes information
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Rock Collecting, Gold Prospecting and Fossil Hunting Things To Do In The Desert By L. Bremner of Desert Road Trippin’ One of my oldest desert memories is of my dad taking our family rock hounding. We would hunt for geodes, fossils, agate, rose quartz crystal, tourmaline, fire opal, jade and of course gold. In the
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Summer Activities For Families Viewing Desert Insects and Animals At Night By L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin If you are looking for something fun to do with your kids, check out these two articles on desert wildlife viewing at night. One article is about Bug Lighting. This can be done at home or out in the
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Prickly Pear Lemonade Recipe By L. Bremner Prickly pear syrup is a great condiment to have in your kitchen cupboard. You can make Prickly Pear Margaritas, Desert Blush lemonade, Cactus Wine Coolers and Prickly Pear Tea. There is even a recipe for Prickly Pear Salad Dressing and Prickly Pear Chicken. If you want to try
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Surviving Summer In Death Valley Adaptations and common sense by L. Bremner – DesertRoadTRIPPIN.com The Hottest Place on Earth was recorded on Sept. 13th 1922 in El Azizia, Libya. The temperature reached a 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.8 Celsius). The second hottest place was recorded on July 10th, 1913 in Death Valley, California. The temperature was
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Tip: Visit the DesertUSA.com Message Board A great way to research and plan your trip! If you are thinking about taking a trip to the desert, do a little research on the DesertUSA.com Web site first. We have thousands of pages about desert parks, plants, animals, geology and fun things to do in the desert
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Desert Living Series Summer Activities “There isn’t a single word to describe all that The Living Desert is and does. We must string words together, like beads: zoo and endangered species conservation center – botanical gardens – natural history museum – wilderness park – nature preserve – education center. The thread that holds all the
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