Showing posts with label Mojave Desert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mojave Desert. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 26, 2020

The Islands of Interior California: The Pygmy Mammoths and the Doomed Sky Islands

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An 80,000-year-old pygmy mammoth tusk discovered on Santa Rosa Island. (Image credit: Daniel Muhs, USGS.) The waves crash against the c...
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Friday, February 21, 2020

The Islands of Interior California: A New Geotripper Series

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I've always been fascinated by islands. I visit the Hawaiian Islands every chance I get, and I am literally haunted by the vast expan...
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Saturday, April 6, 2019

Tales from the Semi-Super-Bloom Tour, Part 1: The Mojave Desert and El Paso Mountains

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A lot of excitement has been generated this year with the plentiful precipitation in the California Desert and the resulting "Super-B...
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Friday, April 6, 2018

An Incredible Spot in the Mojave Desert, the Hole in the Wall. You could see it for yourself this summer

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Summer is coming soon. If you are casting about wondering what to do, how about the adventure of a lifetime? Our department is offering a ...
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Monday, December 28, 2015

Dreams of Summer and Southwest Travels: Hole in the Wall, Mojave National Preserve

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Christmas is over and suddenly the snow and blizzards aren't so fun any more. I find myself dreaming of warmer places and times, inclu...
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Friday, February 27, 2015

Barren Cliffs Reveal a Rich and Violent Past: Red Rock Canyon State Park

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Deserts have such a fearsome reputation around the world, but deserts can be both beautiful and at certain times of the year a pleasant p...
Thursday, July 4, 2013

Out in America's Never Never: Getting There

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Photo by Mrs. Geotripper A journey into the Never Never of America has to have a beginning in the green lands. From our base in the fe...