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Welcome
to the Mojave Desert and the wonderful community of Twentynine Palms.
Ever since my first time here in 1979 I have fallen in love with the
raw beauty, power, and constant but subtle changes of this land.
Located in Southern California, the Mojave Desert is part of the great
desert ecosystem of the southwest and encompasses more than 25,000
square miles. The climate is characterized by extreme daily temperature
changes and an average annual precipitation of less then 5
inches.
Some of the most
well known areas are Joshua Tree National Park, Death Valley, and the
Mojave National Preserve. Other less known areas of interest are Amboy
Crater, Mitchell’s Caverns, Hole in the Wall, and the Kelso
Depot, just to name a few. All of these are within a days drive from
here.
Another new year has
arrived. I made it down to the Living Desert in Palm Desert
for the Wild
Lights show and they had the place really decorated with Christmas
Lights
which made the park very surreal.
As for future night
sky events, not much
happening but look up. You never know what you can see.
The latest rain was
on 16/17 December with 0.90 inches of rain, then turning to heavy wet
snow which was 0.44 worth of precipitation. The total for 2008 was 6.55
inches. For this area, that makes it an above
average year. We are starting out 2009 with 0.00 inches. Let's
hope for a wet year.
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