Niland, California
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Salton Sea, California
California's Skeleton in the Closet: The Salton Sea
California's largest lake was an accident, created by the failure of dikes and canals made by engineers attempting to divert water from the Colorado River for agricultural purposes early in the 20th century. At one point the entire volume of the Colorado River was pouring into the Salton Sea. Now...Read more -
Joshua Tree National Park, California
Southern California's Off-Season Gems: Mojave, Death Valley, Alabama Hills, and Joshua Tree
It all started with a simple Google search. My buddy, Cameron, and I were procrastinating studying for our law school finals when we started daydreaming about a getaway. We both love to camp, and we have always wanted to check out the Pacific Northwest, but a quick look at flights and weather...Read more -
Joshua Tree National Park, California
A Beginner's Climbing Guide to Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree is a place to get lost in and leave feeling sun soaked and renewed, stepping out of the dusty golden tinged landscape. The sunrise and sunset are framed by outlines of the contorted spiky Joshua Trees and boulder studded rock formations. The park isn't all sleeping boulder giants, the...Read more -
Joshua Tree National Park, California
My First Trip Down to Joshua Tree National Park
Neither Nikki nor I had ever been down to Joshua Tree before. It had been a super dry winter so far, so I decided to go ahead and book a super cool little AirBnb in the desert just outside of the park. We ended up leaving home a day early, and not having booked anywhere, we were going to cross ov...Read more -
24 Hours in Joshua Tree National Park
If you’re anything like me, when you venture out on a new road trip, you want to see everything there possibly is to see in the amount of time you have. This last spring we were on our drive back to Colorado from Mexico, and wanted to stop in Joshua Tree for a night to break up the drive. We came...Read more