California
Artist’s Drive, Death Valley: Millennia Immortalised in Color
Posted 15 September 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
If you’ve found the spot we dubbed Arizona Bay and soaked yourself back to full vigor there, you should be ready for more beauty of the scenic kind, the sort that takes your breath away at every turn of your steering wheel. Welcome to the nine-mile stretch known as Artist’s […]
Saline Valley Hot Springs: an Oasis in Death Valley
Posted 13 September 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
In case you thought they may sound too good to be true, these hot springs really are what they say on the tin: a hard-to-find oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park. The three springs are surrounded by palm trees in the middle of the arid Saline […]
The Mojave Phone Booth: a Desert Enigma That Lives On
Posted 6 September 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
Joshua Tree National Park’s third manmade wonder, Mojave Phone Booth, is in a class of its own, for not only was it one of the first examples of viral fame found at the intersection of the virtual and real worlds, but also, in a way, of life after death. Photo […]
Eight Things We Bet You Never Knew About Los Angeles
Posted 5 September 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
Let’s face it: your Wild West Challenge couldn’t kick off in a more iconic place than Los Angeles. Its countless glittering faces continue to be celebrated, documented, yearned for in a myriad ways around the world; indeed, you’d be hard pushed to find anyone within reach of an internet cable […]
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
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 […]