Bob Difley

Bob Difley
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Look up, it’s the world’s tallest thermometer

The number One Hundred And Thirty Four carries weighty significance to travelers passing through Baker, California, even though they may not know it. Add...

South of the border fun unlimited: Puerto Penasco

It may be Margaritaville to the college set, but it is also a winter escape for snowbirds, a dose of salt and sea air,...

Discover the ancient puebloans at the Lost City Museum

Long before Howard Hughes and Bugsy Siegel, before sevens were rolled out on felt covered tables, Native Nevadans were casting dice of bones onto...

Beauvoir: At home with Jefferson Davis

Serving as both Mississippi Senator and Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce, Jefferson Davis staunchly supported slavery and states rights, though he opposed...

Cabela’s fantasy outdoors stores

As you cross the limitless plains of the American midwest and find yourself drifting off into dreams of challenging exploits, tracking grizzlies through the...

Dramatic desert cliffs, buttes, and rock formations at Red Rock Canyon SP

The 50-site campground at Red Rock Canyon State Park is tucked into the base of colorful desert cliffs where once the Kawaiisu Indians hunted...

Ash Springs: A little known Nevada desert hot spring

We were boondocking at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, about 15 miles to the south of Ash Springs, which we knew had a natural hot...

Big Morongo Canyon Preserve

Overshadowed by its neighbors, upscale Palm Springs to the south and Joshua Tree National Park to the north east, Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is...

Nook Farm: Home of 19th century liberal thinkers

Women's rights and the abolitionist movement, controversial and emotional subjects in the Victorian nineteenth century, sparked lively discussions at Nook Farm, an exclusive enclave...