Sharing the best of California travel from a native Californian
Between late February through April each year, the desert landscape at Anza Borrego Desert State Park is awash in a blanket of wildflowers, ranging from delicate desert lilies to bright red cactus blooms. Plan to stay the weekend, as there’s more than wildflowers to see. Anza Borrego sits near the Salton Sea on more than …
One of the most iconic stops along the Mojave’s Route 66, Roy’s Cafe, Gas and Motel was built in 1938 by Amboy mayor Buster Burris. He dubbed it “the crustiest, dustiest gas stop on all of Route 66.” Originally a successful auto parts house, the building was turned into a cafe in 1945, serving up …
Cal-Earth, a sustainable cluster of SuperAdobe buildings in the Mojave Desert, is revered around the globe for its Earth-friendly materials and methods. It was the brainchild of the late architect Nader Khalili (1936-2008), who developed his revolutionary designs for possible lunar use by NASA, and as a freely available housing option for the world’s homeless. …