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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What in the world could a ghost town in the middle of the Mojave Desert and an amusement park in the middle of Orange County have in common? Surprisingly, Calico Ghost Town and Knott’s Berry Farm have many things in common, Walter Knott is the common thread of both of these Southern California attractions. Calico Ghost Town came
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A few weeks ago we spent a very nice Saturday night in a cabin in the Laguna Mountains of eastern San Diego county after spending the day searching for bighorn sheep in the southern portions of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (no luck!). The Laguna Mountains are in eastern San Diego county and generally run north-south.
I challenge all other trekkers out there to guess where this picture was taken! I will give you that it was taken in California.
I decided to go against my gut yesterday and I was glad. When I went to bed Saturday night, I had planned to go to one of two places on Sunday to do some photography. I was planning on going to either Cajon Pass/Mormon Rocks or Joshua Tree National Park. I woke up Sunday, peaked
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Just drove back from Joshua Tree. When I passed the Whitewater exit on I-10, I was able to get a quick glance out the window. The River was really flowing. More than I have ever seen it flow. I was not able to get off and explore. I especially wonder what it was like over
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Driving the freeway gives me a nice view of life in the fast lane, as I am always watching people in addition to watching the road. Around here it seems people are pretty good drivers, except for the occasional speeder who can’t read and thinks the speed limit signs say 90 mph instead of 70.
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Shades of green, turquoise and red — here and there a streak of pale lavender — Rainbow Basin is aptly named. The dichotomy of Rainbow Basin’s solemn solitude and bright colors draws me in again and again, and each time I discover something new to photograph or a new trail to explore. Even during the
In her post about Whitewater Canyon and River, Lynn Bremner mentions how her frequent passing of the “Whitewater” exit sign on I-10 drew her to explore the Canyon. I understand being drawn to a location; I felt compelled, as are many, to explore the Zzyzx Road area outside Baker, California, solely due to the enigmatic
The Annual Morongo Basin Orchid Festival will again open its doors this Saturday and Sunday, October 2nd and 3rd. As is true every year, the Festival is centered around Gubler Orchids in Landers, California. The Festival offers free behind the scenes tours that are not otherwise available to the public, both free and fee-based orchid classes,
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