Wild West
Artist’s Drive, Death Valley: Millennia Immortalised in Color
Posted 15 September 2016 by admin IN / 0 responsesIf 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 responsesIn 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 responsesJoshua 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 responsesLet’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 responsesIf 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 responsesAs 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 […]
Seven Fun Things to Do and See in San Diego, California
Posted 27 July 2016 by admin IN / 0 responsesSo 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
10 Movies Filmed in the Wild West
Posted 21 June 2016 by Alicia Alvarez IN / 0 responsesThe Canyonlands and National State Parks participants of the Wild West Challenge will drive through during their road trip in the Wild West are beautiful, challenging and perfect to live an adventure in. Maybe that is the reason why so many directors chose the area to film stories that have […]
The King of the Mountain: Bryce Canyon Mountain Lions
Posted 26 May 2016 by Alicia Alvarez IN / 0 responsesWith piercing clear eyes and golden fur, the mountain lions are the silent and classy kings of Southern Utah. They hike and hunt through the impressive reddish clings of Bryce Canyon (one of the stunning places you will go across our amazing adventure rally through the Wild West), although just […]
The Curse of the Spanish Gold Treasure of the Henry Mountains.
Posted 23 May 2016 by Barbara IN / 0 responsesWe all love legends about lost treasures and secret stashes of gold waiting to be found- but, as tempting as it can be, some treasures are better to be left untouched. That may be the case for the legendary treasure of the gold mine Josephine de Martinique in the Henry […]