Boron Borax Mine, Twenty Mule Teams and Trona
Boron, CA is home to Rio Tinto's U.S. Borax open-pit mine and free visitor center; Trona mines Searles Lake brines. History, hours and High Desert routes.
Hesperia's Hollywood Era: Golf, Airport and the Rat Pack
Hesperia, CA history: Penn Phillips' 1954 land boom, the PGA Tour's Hesperia Open (1957-60), Hesperia Airport (L26) today, and what's true about the Rat Pack.
Hinkley Groundwater, Chromium-6 and Erin Brockovich
Hinkley, CA: how PG&E's chromium-6 reached groundwater, the $333 million case behind the Erin Brockovich film, and where the state cleanup stands in 2026.
Turquoise Mines of the Mojave and Northwest Arizona
Turquoise forms in copper-bearing desert rock. See the prehistoric Halloran Springs mines near Baker, CA, Kingman turquoise at Mineral Park, and the rules.
Wild Burros From Big Bear to Oatman: Where They Roam
Wild burros roam Oatman's Black Mountain HMA, the Chemehuevi HMA near Needles and the Big Bear territory. Learn the law, road tips, feeding rules and adoption.
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