Scotty’s Castle Road Construction.Road construction Monday-Friday (occasional Saturdays) through February 2014; expect delays of up to 30 minutes between the Grapevine Ranger Station, and park boundary at NV-267 and on road to Mesquite Springs Campground. National Weather Service Forecast Today: Partly sunny. Highs 52 to 55 in the mountains…66 to 69 at furnace creek. Winds generally […]
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Start the New Year with four “Desert Survival Skills” classes with the Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park. February 28 – March 1, Navigating with Map and Compass – Navigation specialist, Thomas Coyne will teach participants how to navigate using a map and compass in this two-day hands-on field class. Participants will learn the
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owned by the larger-than-life personality of tom lewis, tom’s welding is one of the must-see attractions of barstow; the shop is known world wide for the thousands of artifacts from america’s early love affair with the automobile and the railroad. a denny’s sign, each and every one of the state route 66 signs, gas station
Circle the dates on the calendar and plan your trip – America’s 401 national parks will offer free admission on nine days in 2014, including several holidays! The 2014 entrance fee-free days are: January 20: Martin Luther King Jr. DayFebruary 15-17: Presidents Day weekendApril 19-20: National Park Week’s opening weekendAugust 25: National Park Service’s 98th
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he was a cowboy in a time and place when cowboys weren’t needed any more. oh, his dad still had the ranch out on the prairie and ran a few cattle. that was more as a hobby now that he had retired and moved to a house near town just off the highway —
keddie was an idyllic resort — before the 1981 murders. a rustic hotel, bar and restaurant surrounded by cabins, nestled in the woods near northern california’s feather river. they promised a peaceful vacation but then someone killed with bloody abandon a mother, two of her children and a friend of the the oldest boy. nothing
This blog entry might seem a bit unusual even for me but the subject hit me as I sometimes drive around the southwest, so here we go, hometown food establishments in the Mojave Desert that made it big. Del Taco: I have always noticed that there are lots of Del Taco fast food restaurants around
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by Steve Reiss (Dalmdad Landscape Photography – www.dalmdad.com and https://www.facebook.com/Dalmdad.) There are soooo many options… In the Mojave Desert? On a Hotel Patio in Shelter Cove, CA? Or…Driving Through Death Valley? *** Let’s hear where everyone decides? *** Sunset Photos from all over the USA available for license or purchase at our website (dalmdad.com). *** Happy New Year
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November 30 & Dec. 1: Fall Foliage Finale Festival at Boyce Thompson Arboretum SP 10am – 3pm. Plan a visit Thanksgiving weekend at Boyce Thompson Arboretum SP. The annual Fall Foliage Finale Festival includes live music by Scott Schaefer (flute, didgeridoo, guzheng), with performances between 11am and 3pm. Carry extra cash when you walk into the
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In order for volunteer staff to have the opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving Day, entrance to the Gila Cliff Dwellings will close at 2 pm MST on Thursday, November 28, 2013. Visitors entering the trail to the cliff dwellings by 2pm will have until 3 pm to complete their visit. The Gila Visitor Center will close
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