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Desert Christ Park: A Kitsch Hunter’s Paradise Deep in Yucca Valley
Posted 1 September 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
If you’ve seen our last piece on one man’s deeply private record of his relationship with divinity and the eternal, this is about as far as you could get from it in terms of purpose, style, and, well, state of repair. Yes: this, dear reader, is the goose bump-inducing spectre […]
Joshua Tree National Park: Twentynine Palms, a Town with a Hidden Treasure
Posted 30 August 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
As you speed off with Salton Sea slowly receding in your rear view mirror, make the hairpin bend by Palm Desert, and swoop around Eagle Mountain and Joshua Tree National Park, you head for Twentynine Palms, a welcoming desert town on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park with an […]
Salton Sea: California’s Best Ever Mistake
Posted 29 August 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
As you set off from Anza Borrego Desert State Park on the second day of your Wild West Challenge in the deserts of Southern California, your journey will soon take you past one of the most enigmatic and legendary bodies of water on Earth: Salton Sea. The largest inland lahis accidental […]
Lake Jennings: a Gentle Start to a Roaring Adventure
Posted 29 July 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
About 23 miles from downtown San Diego, at the precise intersection of the manmade and the natural worlds, lies the lovely gem of Lake Jennings. It is an 9800-acre-foot capacity reservoir that although man-made, is also a haven of wildlife-spotting, camping and fishing, and works as an excellent warm-up for […]
Seven Fun Things to Do and See in San Diego, California
Posted 27 July 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
So you’ve made this trip, and find yourself in Sunny Sun Diego, your second stop on your Wild West Challenge. What can we say? You’ve barely begun and the world is already your oyster. See below seven fun things to do and see in San Diego! Photo by The Decipher
US Route 50: America’s Loneliest Road
Posted 11 July 2016 by Alicia Alvarez IN / 0 responses
Imagine the iconic road trip through the West of America: you and your car driving through a straight road that gets lost in the horizon, stunning landscapes surrounding you and no one else to share it with: the road is yours. You don’t have to just imagine it: the US […]
Food you need to try in California
Posted 7 July 2016 by Alicia Alvarez IN / 0 responses
Californian cuisine goes from the favourite dishes of the miners in the old days’ Gold Rush, to the trendiest fusions with Mexican and even Japanese traditional dishes. Including a lot of fresh seafood from the West Coast, awesome white wines, and, of course, the always-American own style of pizza! These […]
Legends about the Lake Tahoe – Stories of Monsters and Mafiosos.
Posted 1 July 2016 by Alicia Alvarez IN / 0 responses
Lake Tahoe, the largest freshwater lake in the state of California, is surrounded by all kinds of stories and rumors about its existence and about what may lie under its dark waters. From a secret mob graveyard to the home of a dangerous and unknown creature, Lake Tahoe keeps being […]
Wild West Fauna
Posted 29 June 2016 by Alicia Alvarez IN / 0 responses
The deserts and canyons of Utah, California, Nevada and Arizona have a wide variety of unique animals. Get to discover some of the most interesting fellows you might meet during an adventure trip in the Wild West! Black Bear – The Shy Giant Black bears are common in […]
Say it Like a Native – Useful Slang Phrases for the Wild West Challenge
Posted 24 June 2016 by Alicia Alvarez IN / 0 responses
Our adventure road trip trough the Wild West, the Wild West Challenge, will take you across the south west of the United States, crossing in the way the states of Utah, California, Nevada and Arizona. As English can vary from place to place in the States, it is time to […]