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MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, A Visitor's Guide

By Cheri Rae & John McKinney

Explore the wonders of Hole-in-the-Wall, the Mojave River, Kelso Dunes and Mitchell Caverns. Tour the world's largest Joshua tree forest. Follow paths of history to Fort Piute, Kelso Depot and Zzyzx. Hike the enchanted canyons and intriguing summits of a dozen mountain ranges. Get your kicks on Old Route 66.

"With a thousand miles of desert roads and hundreds of natural attractions beckoning, you might not know where to begin your exploration, and that's how Mojave National Preserve: A Visitor's Guide will help you out," declares Preserve Superintendent Mary G. Martin in her foreword to the book. "Authors Cheri Rae and John McKinney have been writing about this desert, and championing its preservation, for more than a decade. Preserve staff was pleased to lend its expertise in support of this book, an excellent introduction to a wondrous land."

The new 2004 edition of Mojave National Preserve, A Visitor's Guide delivers lively tours, clear maps and directions, nature and history notes and more-all sure to enrich appreciation of one of the nation's most spectacular national parklands.

"Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the preserve's creation with a visit to this unique desert," suggests co-author John McKinney. "In the ten years since the park was formed, Mojave National Preserve has gone from a blank spot on the map to a destination attracting visitors from across the country and around the world."

Ten Great Reasons to Visit Mojave National Preserve

  1. Visit the world's largest Joshua Tree forest, located atop Cima Dome, a perfectly symmetrical cinder cone.

  2. Play on the Kelso Dunes, 700 feet high, among the most extensive dune fields in the West.

  3. Camp out in the park's newly renovated campgrounds at Mid-Hills and Hole-in-the-Wall.

  4. Hide out in Hole-in-the-Wall and descend iron rings into Banshee Canyon.

  5. Overnight in Nipton, a tiny town featuring an historic B&B and a real Hard Rock Café.

  6. Explore the great indoors with a ranger-led tour of the subterranean wonders of Mitchell Caverns.

  7. Magnificent skies! Colorful sunrises, inspiring sunsets and an astonishing, star-filled night sky.

  8. Get your kicks on old Route 66. Intriguing sections of the famed highway extend along the southern boundary of the national preserve.

  9. Hike the enchanted canyons and inspiring summits of a dozen mountain ranges.

  10. Explore the ruins of old Fort Piute, one of the loneliest outposts in the We

--Cheri Rae & John McKinney

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