As a resident of the Coachella Valley, I’m always looking for fun day trips in and around the Palm Springs area. I had heard that there was a new raceway built out at Desert Center, CA, which is a very small town just 45 minutes east of where I live. I decided to go check […]
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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
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Whitewater Canyon & Whitewater River July 7th, 2010 Driving along the I-10 on my way to and from the desert, I always pass an exit called “Whitewater.” It’s located just outside of Palm Springs, CA and it never fails to catch my attention. I find myself asking, what is Whitewater? Is it a small town
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Antique Shopping In Yucca Valley Memorial Day Shopping Trip Every year on Memorial Day, Pioneer Crossing Antiques has an annual parking lot sale. Shoppers flock to the sale to buy unique items at flea market prices. The shop’s owners say that the Memorial Day Sale is a quick way to sell a lot of their
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Desert Geocaching at the Devil’s Slide Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area Several years ago I was at a dinner party, and a guest told me about his experience geocaching in the Hitchcock Woods in Aiken, South Carolina. It was the first time I had heard about geocaching, a modern day treasure hunting game. I
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Exploring the west side of the Salton Sea & Palm Wash in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park By L. Bremner https://www.desertusa.com Last week I explored the east side of the Salton Sea, visiting some of the small parks and communities between Coachella and Niland, CA. This week I took a short day-trip from Indio, CA, driving
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Joshua Tree National Park Wildflower Update Admission: FREE this week in honor of National Park WEEK! Free Admission through April 25th, 2010. The wildflower displays at the southern part of Joshua Tree National Park, near the Cottonwood Visitor’s Center, have recently peaked. You can still see abundant showings of yellow brittlebush blooms and chuparosa
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Andreas Canyon Hike & Murray Canyon Hike Indian Canyons, Palm Springs, CA April 8th 2010 The wildflowers have reached their peak in the Palm Springs, CA area. The temperatures have warmed up and the pungent aroma of flowers in bloom fills the desert air. April is the perfect month to hike the desert trails, as
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South part of Joshua Tree National Park Photos taken between the exit from I-10 and the Cottonwood Spring Visitor’s Center The blooms are just starting to open in the southern entrance to Joshua Tree National Park. There were scattered brittlebush, chuparosa, bladderpod, ocotillo and barrel cactus in bloom. The chia and dandelions were abundant and
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Wildflower season is coming into its own in Southern California, and the nooks and crannies of desert and chaparral plant communities are beginning to show their flowery finery. Whitewater River Canyon and Whitewater Preserve in Riverside County are not as well known as their more popular cousins, the Anza Borrego Desert or Death Valley, but
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