Update 2025: Coyote Hole, the historic petroglyph site just outside Joshua Tree National Park, is not open to the public for casual visits. However, the Native American Land Conservancy (NALC), which manages the site, offers special guided experiences for the public. These include: Coyote Hole Experience –(TBA) a two‑hour guided walk to view native plants…
Harper Dry Lake bed in the Mojave Desert was the site of secret flight test programs conducted by the Hughes & Northrop aircraft companies during the 1940s, including the first flight by an American rocket-propelled aircraft. Howard Hughes tested aircraft and built a hangar here. Years later, it was decided Harper Dry Lake was the best place to launch the space shuttle’s heir apparent, the Lockheed Martin Venture Star…