Wildflower season has returned to the East Sierra desert with an explosion of color. In the city of Ridgecrest between the Sierra Nevada and Death Valley just off US 395, the Maturango Museum embraces the season with its Annual Wildflower Show April 15-17. This year for the first time the California State Assembly and Senate […]
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March 2011 – WASHINGTON — Looking for a new photo expedition? Try making America’s national natural landmarks your next destination and send the results to the National Park Service’s National Natural Landmarks photo contest. “We’re in search of images that capture our nation’s diverse and scenic natural features,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis.
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The residents of the Morongo Basin have set a lofty goal once again. They plan on raising $160,000 in its annual Relay For Life Fundraiser. The Relay for Life is a community gathering where everyone can participate in the fight against cancer, teams camp out and take turns walking the track. Each team is asked
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continued… I squeezed my way in between two barstools occupied by women because that usually prevented some freak from sideling up next to me and making some lame move. I ordered my usual Kettle One over ice. The bartender said they did not have Kettle One. “I guess I still live in the late 90’s,
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March 18, 2011 – On Saturday, March 26 (weather permitting), Dave Kirk, Alabama Hills steward for the Bureau of Land Management’s Bishop Field Office, will lead the hikes. “There are hundreds of arches throughout the Alabama Hills. Find out what geologic processes lead to their formation. This is a relatively moderate hike that enables you
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Using a little known provision in the Wilderness Act, BLM-California, with the help of the National Audubon Society and the Wilderness Land Trust, have expanded four Wilderness Areas for public use and enjoyment. Section 6 of the Wilderness Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the BLM to accept gifts of land adjacent to
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Sat March 19 36th Annual Canyonlands Half Marathon and Five Mile Run The Annual Canyonlands Half Marathon and Five Mile Run course winds alongside the Colorado River through a deep red rock canyon for the first 11 miles, and then takes runners to a green, shady finish at Swanny City Park in downtown Moab. Full
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So this guy asked me whether I played golf. I had no idea why he asked me this. He probably learned at some expensive networking class to open-up a business-mixer conversation with a non-business related question. That was what they taught me at the class I had to go to. I said, “not regularly, ”
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Jack Van Sickle dreamed of memorializing his grandfather, Henry Van Sickle, when he donated land in 1989 to create a new Nevada State Park. The State of California purchased the adjacent land, the Van Sickle family’s former Crescent V Ranch, to connect the park to the community of South Lake Tahoe. Nevada State Parks and
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February 2011 – Join Cherry Creek State Park’s Rangers and Volunteer Naturalists for fun, family oriented, informative Nature Programs. AURORA – Join Cherry Creek State Park’s Rangers and Volunteer Naturalists for fun, family oriented, informative Nature Programs every Saturday in March at 2:00 p.m. at the Campground Amphitheater. Each program will discuss a different topic
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