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California desert
Lost LA
Documenting the Appeal of Mid-Century Modern
Post date:Much of the magic that the desert utopia of Palm Springs holds has to do with its prominent mid-century aesthetic, much of it created by Los Angeles photographer Julius Shulman.
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California desert
Lost LA
Joshua Tree Exists Because of Minerva Hamilton Hoyt
Post date:When Minerva Hamilton Hoyt moved to Southern California, she was taken with its desert landscape and went on a quest to protect it from increasing tourism and looming commercial interests.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Mysterious 'Invisible' Land Art Can Only Be Seen From Above
Post date:Over decades, Hazel Iona Stiles created an uplifting — almost invisible — piece of land art that could only be appreciated from the elevation of an airplane, or even higher.
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Visual Arts
Artbound
Into the Chuckwallas: Rediscovered Desert Photographs of Susie Keef Smith and Lula Mae Graves
Post date:In the 1920s, armed with a .38 revolver and a large format camera, Susie Smith and her cousin Lula Mae Graves set out to photograph the last of the prospectors, burro packers and stage stops in the remote desert to the east.
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Mojave Desert
Lost LA
Remembering the Mojave High Desert: Solitude for Social Misfits
Post date:Urban environments are a necessary part of our culture and evolution — and so is the desert wilderness. It allows us to remember a part of ourselves as we journey into this forgotten realm of imagination and fantasy.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
The Joshua Tree: Myth, Mutualism and Survival
Post date:Author/activist Chris Clarke outlines the cultural and ecological history of the iconic Joshua Tree—while highlighting the profound symbiotic relationships that sustains this unusual plant species now threatened by climate change.
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ghost towns
Lost LA
Lost LA Field Notes: Ghost Towns
Post date:The only ghosts in this episode are the dreams of the past — visions of wealth, of new cities, and of new ways of living that failed. One of our stops was at Zzyzx, where we found multiple layers of history baked under the desert sun.
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Lost LA
Miracles and Mirages: How Curtis Howe Springer Stole the Desert
Post date:Former insurance salesman turned radio evangelist Curtis Howe Springer successfully transformed a seemingly barren patch of desert now known as Zzyzx into a bustling business, selling snake oil and salvation. It was his success that led to his downfall.
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Socal Wanderer
SoCal Wanderer
Six Best Places to Start Exploring the Salton Sea
Post date:The once-popular and glamorous resort-town image of the Salton Sea is now shattered and scattered everywhere. Here are the six best places to explore this land and sea of misfits, misunderstandings, and low-desert heat.
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Music
Artbound
Rock's Secret Musical Hideaway
Post date:This home recording studio in the desert has incubated a mesmerizing array of eclectic sounds — from Daniel Lanois to Victoria Williams to Queens of the Stone Age — and it began with a simple sign off Highway 62 that said ‘THREE HOUSES FOR RENT.'
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National Monuments
Earth Focus
Opinion: AB 1000 Would Protect California’s Deserts From Trump
Post date:Will State Senate leadership let Trump and Cadiz run roughshod over our parks, or will they preserve California?
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Landscape of Belonging: A History of Joshua Tree’s Climbing Community
Post date:About a decade after it was established as a National Monument in 1936, Joshua Tree began drawing the attention of another kind of prospector, seeking a different kind of relationship with the landscape: the Climber.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
The Remnant Silos of Inyo County
Post date:When pioneer farmers got to Inyo County from the Midwest, most of them had to master a new way of farming in arid lands. These farmers ultimately learned irrigation techniques and built two hundred miles of unlined canals.
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Music
Artbound
Before Lollapalooza, Coachella and Burning Man, This Desert Music Festival Started It All
Post date:Here on the West Coast, it seems like gigantic festivals have always been associated with the desert. But who was the first promoter to stake a claim out in the great, wide open, and how did others follow suit?
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National Monuments
Earth Focus
Mojave Trails: California's Largest National Monument in Photos
Post date:Before we discuss rescinding protection for this desert treasure, you need to learn what's there.
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Cultural Politics
Artbound
Creating Art in the Desert? Conservation Groups Want You to Consider These Guidelines
Post date:The Mojave Desert Land Trust has launched ecological guidelines and curriculum for artists looking to create art in the desert.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Burned Palm Trees and Miracles: The Great Fire of Thermal, CA
Post date:After a large-scale fire burned through a palm tree grove in Thermal, CA, all of the palms were assumed dead. But one pastor and his congregation prayed for a miracle.
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California desert
Redefine
Five Secret Desert Places To Visit This Year Instead of Joshua Tree
Post date:Nobody goes to Joshua Tree anymore: It's too crowded. Here are some great places for real desert rats to check out instead.
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California Looking Forward
News & Analysis
In Praise of California's New National Monuments
Post date:Some recent gains from the 1906 Antiquities Act, which faces increasing threat from elected officials who seek to dismantle it.
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tending the wild
Tending the Wild
Bulldozers, Solar Panels, and Radioactive Tumbleweeds: California's Deserts Under Siege
Post date:Modern society harms the desert in many ways, but the most serious threat is ignorance.