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The Territorial Urge and the Strange Places It Birthed
Jackrabbit Homesteading and California City are examples of two uniquely bizarre mid-century development patterns found in the Mojave Desert.
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Bringing Creation Back Together Again: The Salt Songs of the Nuwuvi
The Asi Huviav or Salt Song is a vast interconnected ritual song map describing the sacred geography of the Nuwuvi people (Southern Paiute).
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Inside the World of Recreational Miners
On a smaller scale, recreational prospecting is thriving throughout the West — especially in its desert regions.
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All That Glitters: Gold Mining's Environmental Effects in the Mojave
A historical gold boom has resulted in thousands of abandoned mines spread across the Mojave desert that have grave environmental repercussions.
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Mojave's Rocketeers
Rocket launching has been going strong in the Mojave since the early '40s by hobbyists of all ages."Peace, Love and Rockets" brings them all together in one of the biggest meet-ups of recreational amateur rockets in the world.
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Cities of Gold: The Mojave Desert's Boom and Busts
Exploration of the Mojave Desert was directly driven by the desire to locate gold. These hell-bent gold seekers would bring about enduring cultural transformations and irreversible environmental legacies within California and other western states.
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Making Astronauts in Mojave
Mojave, CA (pop. 4,238) has been the center of civilian-led, commercial space travel since 2004. Astronautics companies are now reaching into space in their effort to provide commercial spaceflight to those who can afford it.
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Ida and Jack Mitchell: Guardians of the Providence Mountains
Edwin Corle, a popular mid-century American author fantastically embellishes Jack Mitchell’s first descent into Cave of the Winding Stair in this suspenseful narrative intertwining references to modernist painter Paul Klee, female anatomy and space-time.
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How the Extraterrestrial Inspired Some of the Mojave's Great Landmarks
Alien sightings and contacts have inspired the continuing allure of the Mojave Desert's great landmarks: Giant Rock and Integratron.
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A 'Chinatown'-Worthy Water Conspiracy Unfolds in the Mojave
Cadiz Inc.’s 34,000-acre property is located just south of the old Santa Fe railroad line between one of the last undeveloped stretches of historic Route 66 in the middle of a contentious public-private water grab. This is how it's all playing out.