Coyote Holes: Petroglyph Paradise

Update 2023: Visiting Coyote Holes is no longer allowed. It is presently off-limits. The North, West and South access points are fenced and/or gated, and posted as closed; strictly no trespassing. Please respect the integrity of this special archaeological site and follow the warnings! Update 2022: “The Coyote Hole historic petroglyph site in Joshua Tree, an…

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Harper Dry Lake: A Marsh Most Mellow

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…

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