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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Oyster Shell Beds, Yuha Geoglyph and Yuha Well by L. Bremner – DesertRoadTRIPPIN.com The Yuha Basin road trip was a trip I took back in March ’97. I haven’t been back to this particular spot since then, but I thought it would be a fun road trip to feature since I don’t have any new
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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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Road Trip Series Part 1: Salton Sea Part 2: Salvation Mountain Part 3: Slab City Part Three – Slab City by L. Bremner Just past Salvation Mountain is the entrance to Slab City, “The Last Free Place.” Squatters and snowbirds have taken up roost at an old, abandoned military base, once called the Marine
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A Three Part Series: Salton Sea, Salvation Mountain and Slab City Salton Sea, CA and Niland, CA By Lynn Bremner of DesertUSA.com In late May of 2009, I spent an afternoon driving along the eastern side of the Salton Sea and south to Niland, CA home of Slab City and the infamous Salvation Mountain. Since
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Desert Living Thursday, June 24th ’09 It seems that the desert is getting greener. I’m not talking about the plants, but the new homes being built here and the new energy efficient designs.
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