Twenty Mule Team Museum – Boron, CA
While Boron may be small, it doesn’t lack for museums. Since I was already out in the area visiting the Rio Tinto Borax facility, I stopped in town to see
Borax Visitor Center – Boron, CA
My recent adventure took me out to the desert again, this time to the western edge of the Mojave and a little town called Boron. This is the home of the Rio Tinto Borax Mine. The former name may be
Cowboy Festival – Santa Clarita, CA
It was quite by accident that I stumbled across a notice that Santa Clarita was hosting a Cowboy Festival, their 25th Cowboy Festival to be precise. How come I’ve never heard of this before? Well, I may
LA Times Festival of Books 2018
Every April for twenty years or so, the Los Angeles Times has sponsored the Festival of Books. Twice I’ve written about it and included photos of the crowds, the vendors, and the various booths and tents. This year I
The Salton Sea
My recent trip to Joshua Tree National Park was the catalyst that set in motion my sudden curiosity about the Salton Sea. For years I’ve lived completely oblivious to this section of California, but now I felt
Fort Tejon near Lebec, California
For years, I’ve crisscrossed the Tejon Pass on I-5, always in a rush to get somewhere. Never did I stop to explore the fort that bears
Descanso Gardens in the Spring
Spring always starts me longing for a garden, and Descanso Gardens is freeway close. Could there be a better solution? I grabbed my
Joshua Tree National Park
I was born in Michigan, a land of blue water and green trees, and somehow the blue-green gene must have become part of my DNA because
Genghis Khan at the Reagan Library
Whether you think him a barbarian or a statesman, Genghis Khan’s name lives on through the centuries. Frankly, I never learned much about him in school so I was happy to see that