The Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein Now Ya See It, Now Ya Don’t By Guest Blogger Mitch Kumstein (photos courtesy of the Mitch Kumstein 2009 Desert Collection) I’m still out here muckin’ around in the Southern Nevada desert, and think I just discovered a ghost town with the world’s shortest life. I’ve heard of boom and […]
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Ghost Towns of the American SouthwestBy DesertRoadTrippin a blog on DesertUSA If you’re looking for some holiday activities to do this October, why not visit a ghost town? In the spirit of Halloween take a little road trip to one of our favorite haunts. Each ghost town has it’s own charm and spooky stories.
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The Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein Valley of Fire State Park Guest Blogger Mitch Kumstein (a dog who blogs) Got called back to Coyote Springs for sum warranty work on the Road Warrior (amazin’ how much damage you can do by overloadin’ a golf cart & drivin’ it 500 miles to a Burnin’ Man Festival)… so
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The Travelin’ Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein What Happened to Hungry Johnny? Guest Blogger Mitch Kumstein (written from a dogs perspective) on Desert Road Trippin Headin’ out of my new digs at the El Portal Motel, and thinkin’ about pointin’ the 660 towards Rhyolite, a famous ghost town located about 5 miles southwest of Beatty. The
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Seeking Out the Desert Bighorn The Travelin’ Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein Guest Blogger on DesertRoadTrippin Desert Road Trippin’ would like to welcome guest blogger “Mitch Kumstein”, a dog who lives in the desert near Las Vegas, NV. He recently encountered a big herd of Bighorn Sheep and he was able to take some great photos
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Golf Courses and Destinations In The American Southwest Things To Do Series: Golfing The Desert Regions By L. Bremner DesertRoadTrippin One very common “thing to do” in most desert regions is to play golf. It is always fun to play on a new golf course and when on vacation you have plenty of time to
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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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Things To Do In The Desert Series Explore the desert caves By L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin One of my all time favorite desert road trips was caving at the Arroyo Tapiado Mud Caves In Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. There is something surreal about entering a natural cave and walking into its cool depths until you
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Things To Do In The Desert Series By L. Bremner of DesertRoadTRIPPIN This month I wanted to feature DesertUSA.com’s “Things To Do” pages. We have hundreds of articles and posts about different outdoor recreation activities in the desert regions of California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Texas. This week I will start this introduction
Vegas On A Budget Great weekend getaway By L. Bremner @ DesertRoadTrippin This summer has be a slow year for many resort destinations. Las Vegas has felt it share of slow sales with the economy still in recovery. The Excalibur Hotel and Casino had a great idea . . . offer $35 per night for
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