Techatticup Mine. Eldorado Canyon, Nevada. The picturesque stands of weathered buildings and colorful rusted cars will make you pull over. Except there’s a good chance it’s already your destination, this place spun far off the Las Vegas drag 45 hot desert miles to the north. It’s not a place you just happen by. The Techatticup Mine…
Zyzzyx Spring, Mojave National Preserve, CA. It’s fall here in Los Angeles, and that means one thing. We can once again head to the desert without imminent risk of death. Sure, people go to the Southern California desert in summer. We flock to Burning Man and Coachella by the hundreds of thousands. But for both of…
Bagdad Cafe, Newberry Springs, CA. It would be just another decrepit café sitting along a gone Route 66, sucking in dust, if it weren’t for the French tourists. God bless them. The smell of griddle grease is like an old regular slouching around and noticeable as soon as we push open the door. The place…
White House Saloon, Randsburg, CA. The desert can be a thirsty place, but if you’re visiting Randsburg, California, the White House Saloon will slake your thirst on many levels. Randsburg is part of a cluster of ghost towns in the Mojave Desert close to the junction of Hwy 395 and Hwy 14. There is a…
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