Written on October 4, 2010
How to get to the highest point in Southern California’s National Park Joshua Tree’s Best View! Quail Mountain is the highest peak of our beloved Joshua Tree National Park. It is the highest point in the park as well as the highest peak in the “Little San Bernardino Mountains”. Quail Mountain itself is 5,813ft and...
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Written on October 4, 2010
Read. Plan. Get Out There! Snow in the desert??? Perhaps one of the strangest phenomenons of the Mojave Desert is its potential for temperatures exceeding 120 degrees while also being a place that sometimes gets snow. The north side Joshua Tree National Park is “High Desert” and the elevations range f...
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Written on September 26, 2010
Mojave National Preserve, Mojave Desert (So-Cal) “Rugged, yet delicate desert serenity” When most people think of “desert” a picture of the Sahara probably comes to mind and thoughts of a hot, lifeless wasteland. Clearly, most people have n...
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Written on September 24, 2010
Redwood National Park, North Coast “Natural Skyscrapers” Its a jungle out there! Redwood National Park is located in the Northwestern corner of the state and is probably the greenest area of the world. Redwood trees themselves can gr...
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Written on September 22, 2010
After a lengthy survey of nearly every wild place in California, I’ve come up with a list of places I believe everyone should see at some point in their life. I’ve traveled this great state top to bottom- from Redwoods to deserts, the channel islands to the Sierras, the Cascades to the central valley,...
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