Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area DesertRoadTrippin.com All OHV Areas in AZ, UT, CA featured on DesertUSA.com General Information Welcome to the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area. Over 80,000 acres of magnificent desert are open for off-road exploration and recreation within the boundaries portrayed on this map are operated by California State Parks. Outside […]
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October Activities – Coachella Valley Palm Springs, CA, La Quinta, CA and Palm Desert, CA If you are planning a trip to or if you live in the Coachella Valle area, there are a few fun things to do during the month of October. We’ve included a few Halloween activities, farmer’s markets, festivals and fairs.
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Día de los Muertos Celebration October 31 to November 6, 2009 Saturday and Sunday / October 31 and November 1 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Festival included with Garden admission Come to the Garden for Día de los Muertos, a colorful Mexican tradition that honors and celebrates departed loved ones in a festival setting. Enjoy
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The Pumpkin Patch Sand Concretions Ocotillo Wells Near Anza-Borrego By L. Bremner – DesertUSA.com If you are on an ATV or touring around the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreational Area, be sure to stop by the Pumpkin Patch. It is a point of interest where you can see sand concretions shaped like pumpkins. Click here
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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Canada Goose By L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin Fall has definitely arrived. The Canada Geese can be seen on many of the local golf courses in the Coachella Valley. Their arrival is an indicator that the temperatures are cooling and fall weather will prevail. Keep an eye out for the Geese. You will hear them overhead
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It was the little engine that could — and did — for 66 years. And 38 years after it was rebuilt in Santa Fe Railway’s Cleburne, Texas, shop, BNSF 1460 officially retired in December 2008. Rail fans affectionately call the little locomotive the “Beep,” and it has found a new home at the Western America
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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October Ghost HuntWhere to find ghosts in the desert As we dust off our camping and hiking gear and get ready to hit the desert trails, it is hard not to think about all of the desert travelers who have walked the same trails. Where were they heading . . . what was their
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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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