Mojave Mojo!
Ready to get your mojo working? Hoodoos, tortoises, and a hermit’s tunnel to nowhere—they’re all part of the wondrously weird, easy-to-explore high desert just beyond the town of Mojave.
Week: 05.04.2017
Regions: Southern CA
Red, White, and Hoodoos
Hiking in Red Rock Canyon State Park California
“Don’t stay on the trail” sounds like an odd suggestion, but it’s the best way to explore the crimson sandstone cliffs and hoodoos that crosscut Red Rock Canyon State Park in the northern Mojave Desert. Perfectly legal, too, in this otherworldly convergence of the Sierra Nevada a
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The Redwoods in Yosemite Cabin in Spring
This spring in Yosemite is one for the records: Waterfalls are raging and dogwoods are blooming! And the cherry on top: a secluded cabin or private vacation home right in the heart of it! The Redwoods In Yosemite offers privacy and adventure inside the park! BONUS: Waterfall Spec
The Redwoods in YosemiteThe Tortoise In Its Lair
Hiking the Desert Tortoise Natural Area in the Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert’s most extraordinary creatures are rarely seen, but at the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area, you’ll have your best chance. Tortoises live in higher density in the 39.5-square-mile preserve than in other parts of the Mojave, and now is the best time to visit
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Hiking to Burro Schmidt Tunnel in the Mojave Desert
Don’t expect logic from oddball desert hermits! At Burro Schmidt Tunnel, that’s to our great benefit. It took 32 years for William “Burro” Schmidt to dig through a mountain in a remote part of the north Mojave as a shortcut for taking his ore to a smelter. Long after new roads re
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