Did you know Rhyolite is a type of volcanic rock? It is also the name of a ghost town on the eastern edge of Death Valley and over 100 miles north of Vegas in Nye County Nevada. Rhyolite Ghost Town sits dismantled and devastated in the Bullfrog Hills, although it was once a boom town forming in 1905. Charles Schwab bought the…
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Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California is a beautiful place to hike, especially during the colder months, between late October to May. There are treks for all levels. Many of the mines are still accessible on foot. Here are 8 short hikes in Joshua Tree that will satisfy any walker. Particularly if you are short on time, or want…
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High up in the Hollywood Hills, tucked away in a small pocket of Griffith Park, you will come across a picnic table shadowed by paranormal activity. Haunted Picnic Table 29! The air is alive, full with stale heat, wonder and ethereal waves that shimmer just above the asphalt. Even the most dreary ambient sounds evade detection. The battered roadway we…
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We bid farewell to Arizona and headed for Correo on this stretch from Lupton to Albuquerque, New Mexico on Route 66. Entering The Land of Enchantment, there are some remains of adverts painted on the rocks at Devil’s Cliff, Manuelito. gallup Gallup is the first major town in New Mexico, and we parked the van on Main and Coal Street…
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Hiking any mountain is always beautiful and peaceful, standing high above the chaotic world with the clouds racing by in silence. Add ruins of a scenic railway and a hotel, to us, makes it even more appealing. Echo Mountain House ruins, and Mount Lowe Railway reached out to pull us in, and we are so glad it did. The hike…
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