Daggett Museum – The Desert Way with Jaylyn and John

A Fond Farewell to Route 66 Mother Road Museum

Jaylyn and John3 months ago2 months ago114 mins

Route 66 has lost another gem. On July 23, 2024, the Route 66 Mother Road Museum in Barstow, California, announced on their Facebook page they were closing. The museum’s webpage says that they are “closed indefinitely,” stating water repairs in another part of the building were being taken care of by the city. Route 66…

Daggett, California: The Tiny Town That Changed Perceptions of the Mojave Desert

Jaylyn and John8 years ago1 year ago2347 mins

“There ain’t no sin and there ain’t no virtue. There’s just stuff people do.”

—John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

Perhaps no dusty desert town from the 19th Century exemplified Steinbeck’s quote better than Daggett, California. Shootouts, saloons, hangings and frontier justice, the old town had it all, and so much more…