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Scouting a Mojave Desert history route in the Spring Mountains near Death Valley, including agave roasting pits, mining ruins, and the Old Spanish Trail.
Field Notes from a Spring Mountains scouting trip The Spring Mountains rise abruptly from the Mojave Desert, their wind-swept summits lifting into cooler worlds of pinyon, juniper, ponderosa pine, ancient bristlecone, creosote, white bursage, and Mojave yucca. Only a short drive from my home at Cynthia’s Basecamp, this steep range holds layers of desert history:...
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A Welcome from Cynthia’s Basecamp in the Amargosa Basin I’m Cynthia, founder of Cynthia’s Safaris and Cynthia’s Basecamp, ensconced in the Amargosa Basin and in the rural township of Tecopa, California,. I guess you would call Tecopa a gateway community to Death Valley National Park, but to me, it is much more. More than two...
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Guest standing under a starry Mojave Desert sky near Cynthia’s Basecamp in Tecopa, California.
I’m Cynthia, founder, owner and operator of Cynthia’s Safaris. I have been living, loving, hosting, and exploring the Amargosa Basin of the Mojave Desert for over 2 decades, just next door to Death Valley National Park. I make a living by sharing what I know with people from all over the planet. I have the...
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