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The boojum tree is best described as bizarre, odd, even mythical. An alien form so quizzical in appearance that no other plant on earth resembles it....
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San Diego Off-the-Beaten-Track Travel Examiner's Articles
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Tourist services at Plaster City are severely lacking. Where’s the mayor? In fact, there are no services in Plaster City. No gas stations,...
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Deserts like the Anza-Borrego are best served hot, say 114 degrees with 20% humidity. A deterrent for most, but some prefer their deserts sweltering...
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In California’s pre-Civil War days, the Butterfield Stage brought mail and passengers from the east by way of New Mexico and Arizona. It crossed...
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By visiting the town of Amboy, smack in the middle of the Mojave Desert, you get two for the price of one. There's the deserted town of Amboy, and...
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"Let those who seek Pegleg’s gold add ten rocks to this pile," the sign invites. Behind it, the referenced rock pile has grown to the...
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One part ghost town, two parts amusement park, and all parts fun adventure; Calico Ghost Town has come a long way since it’s raucous beginnings...
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From 1915 to 1926, the Old Plank Road brought much desired automobile traffic from Arizona to San Diego and paved the way for the building of US 80...
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On San Diego County’s eastern border is the Desert View Tower; a 60 foot tall rock structure built to "commemorate the pioneers and road...
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On open land east of the Chocolate Mountains and southwest of the Yuha Desert contains the largest community of castela emoryi, better known as...
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