Desert Explorers
The Reference Desk
How to hike to Coyote Buttes, Utah, by Ron Ross
Some Good Folks to Know
Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association
A $10.00 yearly membership entitles you to a 10% discount on publications sold in the Visitor's Center, use of the Park Research Library, and a monthly newsletter published November through April. The newsletter features articles on the flora, fauna, and history of the area, plus a schedule of lectures, tours and 4WD trips within the park. The wildflower updates alone are worth the membership fee!
For more information, write to the Association at P.O. Box 310, Borrego Springs, CA
92004.
4-Wheeling Adventures and Ecological 4-Wheeling Adventures
Harry Lewellyn leads desert trips and teaches off-highway driving through several Orange County colleges. He also stocks good maps and books, and a killer tire repair system that is worth its weight in gold. Newsletter subscription is $15.00 per year (9 issues, Sept. - May). Check out his new website: http://www.4wdadventures.com.
Harry Lewellyn has
published a catalog of his Ecological 4-Wheeling Adventures newsletter. For more
information, send mail to Harry at 2925 College Ave. #A-7, Costa Mesa, CA 92626-3905 or
call him at (714) 540-7731. Harry's newsletter presents "places to go, driving skills
and theory, products, class and tour schedules, and more."
Friends of the Mojave Road
Historian Dennis Casebier writes desert guidebooks, leads trips, builds museums, and has other odd habits. Newsletter subscription is $20.00. For more information, contact Dennis at Box 7, Essex, CA 92332 or call 619-733-4482.
Friends of the Eastern California Museum
Located in Independence, CA., this unique museum features old farm machinery, old photos, Owens Valley memorabilia, a bookstore and reference library. Nice folks, too. Check them out!
Discover Baja Travel Club
Great newsletter, spectacular insurance prices, weather and road reports, etc. Phone (800) 727-BAJA and on the web at http://www.discoverbaja.com.
Advice on visiting Antelope Canyon by Ron Ross
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