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Desert Dancing : Exploring the Land, the People, the Legends of the California Deserts.
Title:
Desert Dancing : Exploring the Land, the People, the Legends of the California Deserts.
Author:
Wilcox, Len.
ISBN:
9781588430328
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (233 pages)
Contents:
Desert Dancing: Exploring the Land, the People, the Legends of the California Deserts -- Introduction -- The Desert -- The Mojave -- If You Go -- Last Chance Canyon -- If You Go -- Golden Valley -- The Rainbow Chaser -- Boron to Randsburg -- History -- Randsburg Today -- Cross-Country to Randsburg -- Ridgecrest & PointsNorth -- Wild Horses -- Mining Camps North of Rattlesnake Gulch -- Cerro Gordo -- Bodie -- If You Go -- Barstow & the CentralMojave -- Rainbow Basin -- Barstow -- If You Go -- Dennis Casebier -- Health Resort or MoneyMachine? -- If You Go -- The Mojave Road -- Fort Mojave -- Traveling the Road Today -- Marl Springs -- The Gunfight at GovernmentHoles -- If You Go -- Death Valley -- From the Panamints tothe Funerals -- A Land of Extremes -- The First Travelers -- A Visit to the Racetrack -- If You Go -- From Beatty to Ballarat -- On the Trail of Shorty Harris -- A Visit to Rhyolite & Bullfrog -- Ballarat -- The Panamints -- The First Strike -- Panamint City -- Outsmarting the Outlaws -- If You Go -- Death Valley Scotty -- Joshua Tree NationalPark -- The Story of Bill Keys -- The Joshua Tree -- If You Go -- The Colorado Desert -- Juan Bautista de Anza -- Anza-Borrego & PeglegSmith -- The Legend of Pegleg Smith -- If You Go -- The Salton Sea -- The Salton Sink -- The Accident that Createdthe Salton Sea -- Too Much Salt, TooLittleOxygen -- The Demand for Water -- If You Go -- North of Yuma -- Exploring the PicachoPeakRegion -- The Center of the World -- If You Go -- Trail's End -- The Blythe Intaglios -- Wyatt Earp -- We Visit the Mine -- If You Go -- Addresses & Websites -- Websites -- Federal Land Management & Park Offices on the Mojave -- BLM OpenAreas (Off-Highway Vehicle Areas) -- Appendix II -- Desert Travel -- Appendix III -- Mojave Desert StateParks.
Abstract:
A combination guidebook/journal to this enchanting region. Filled with historical notes and details of the culture, Desert Dancing is a trip for your senses. Alongside practical travel information you'll find insight into the area's past, and the legends and myths that survive today. Visit sacred places and learn of their mysteries. Directions, places to stay and eat, plus advice on safe passage in this harsh but beautiful terrain.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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