Mojave Desert Windshield Adventures (Paperback)

~ Russell Spencer (Author), Kathlynn Spencer (Author) "Three separate desert comprise the "desert areas" of California..." (more)
Key Phrases: historic route, Death Valley, Cima Road, Lone Pine (more...)

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Review

"A good read." -- California Dept. of Tourism Official Visitor's Guide, 2001

"Instructions on how to get there and what to bring, and the location of available services - includes RV alerts" -- MotorHome Magazine

"Silver Strand couple's guidebooks offer motorists miles of insight" -- Los Angeles Times

Product Description

Through pictures (color and b/w), maps and text the reader is guided through the vast areas of the Mojave Desert and the attractions to be found there. We spent years creating this book about exploring with your car, SUV, or RV (not off-roading) as a mile-by-mile trip to visit historic forts, ghost towns, mines, museums in the Mojave National Preserve, Death Valley National Park, the "Rand." Where to go, how to get there and what supplies to take.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 133 pages
• Publisher: [s.n.] ;; 1st edition (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966405587
• ISBN-13: 978-0966405583
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,843,752 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of a kind reference, June 22, 2005

By	Jessica Lux (Rosamond, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is a one-of-a-kind guidebook for the Mojave Desert area. It's invaluable for the detailed directions to local desert haunts that aren't in any other guidebooks. This is the place for a history lesson and some local hidden culture throughout Southern CA's Mojave. I used it to tour Randsburg, Johannesburg, and get directions to Burrow Schmidt's tunnel. I couldn't find any of these places in my other guidebooks.

The book is obviously done in a vanity press, but that's forgiveable because there probably wasn't any other way to get this information out. For the price, you get a book chock-full of off beat places you aren't going to learn about unless you find a local historian to give you directions.

It is supplemented with the authors' own photos of many attractions (in b&w), which is very helpful.