Category: California
The Problem with Birds for a Crop
There are many challenges to growing a crop. Poor weather, weeds, and disease are just a few. We often don’t think of birds as a potential problem,…
Artichokes
Some people turn up their nose at brussels sprouts. Where do artichokes fare in comparison? We head to a valley where the unusual crop is grown… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/08/12Aug14-Artichokes-2.mp3Podcast:…
A New Perspective on a Vegetable
Sometimes it’s hard to get kids to eat their vegetables. Now imagine the vegetable looks like a hand grenade and people believe you can choke when eating…
Lava Beds National Monument
In this barren stretch of the West, you can find the landscape scarred by the lava from thousands of years ago. Under the surface are…
A Train Depot in Palm Springs
When the rails came through this stretch of dry wilderness, the only people living here were the Cahuilla Indians. What became of the train depot…
Death Valley
Because Death Valley is such a difficult environment to support plant and animal life, most suppose that is how it earned its name. But the…
Crossing the Nation’s Hottest Valley
On the border of California and Nevada you will find a place that has daunted countless travelers for the past 150 years. Whether they attempted…
June McCarroll’s Lasting Legacy
Today you could get a ticket if you don’t drive on your side of the road. Worse yet, you could have a head on collision….
A Museum for a Date
A new museum is opening that is perfect for you and a date. It’s a bad pun but a fun new attraction, telling the story…
Harnessing Electricity from the Wind
For those who visit Palm Springs, California for the first time, they are often most surprised, not by the luxurious resorts and gold courses, but…
