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We explore Mine Wash and an ancient Kumeyaay Winter Village!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:January 18, 2025
Post category:Adventure Exploring Videos

In this video, we explore the Ancient Kumeyaay Historic Winter Village Site in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.The mountains and deserts in Anza-Borrego were the homes of Native Americans as long as 12,000 years ago. To reach the Village Site we turned onto Mine Wash Road off of Highway 78.Then, as now, location was everything when choosing a place to live.Mine Wash had all the features needed for the Kumeyaay winter village, offering just what they needed, a good mix of plants useful as food. They harvested cacti, chia, grasses, ocotillo, yucca, and the all-important agave. Boulders offered shelter and stone for…

An Amazing Art Museum in the Desert! The Borrego Springs Sculptures!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:January 11, 2025
Post category:Adventure Exploring Videos

Step Into Adventure: Unveil Joshua Tree’s Hidden Treasures!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:December 14, 2024
Post category:Exploring Hiking National Parks Videos

Joshua Tree National Park: Nestled in Southern California, Joshua Tree National Park is a breathtaking destination where two unique desert ecosystems—the Mojave and the Colorado—come together. Known for its surreal landscapes, iconic Joshua trees, and striking rock formations, this park is a haven for nature lovers, adventurers, and photographers alike. The park’s namesake, the Joshua tree, is a spiky, twisted yucca plant that stands as a symbol of resilience in the harsh desert. Legend has it that early settlers named the tree after the biblical figure Joshua, as its branches reminded them of arms stretched toward the heavens. Beyond the…

The Amazing Tuzigoot Ruins, Clarkdale, AZ!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:November 2, 2024
Post category:Exploring National Monument Wildlife

In this short video we show the ruins of Tuzigoot. The people who built and lived in the rooms of the Tuzigoot pueblo were part of a thriving community with trade connections stretching hundreds of miles. Their lives were part of a vast and complex society, and they had a deep and nuanced understanding of the world around them.The pueblo at Tuzigoot consists of over a hundred rooms, and was probably home to several hundred people for several hundred years. After the people left, sometime in the 1300s, the pueblo stood empty until the early 1930s, when it was excavated by…