Desert Survivors Newsletter
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- The Mt. Whitney to Death Valley Backpack, An Interview with the Survivors
- Report From Our Annual General Meeting, by Judy Kendall
- Clipper Mt. Monitoring Backpack by Bob Davis
- Is Death Valley The Hottest Place On Earth? by Leonard Finegold
- The Things I Learned On The Mono Lake Kayak Trip by Nicholas Blake
- Ever Got Stuck In The Sand? by Leonard Finegold
- Dispatches From The Desert Trail (Pt. 2) by Buck Nelson
- Allure of the Desert and Stimulus Hunger by David Hull
- Desert Survivors Joins Protest of BLM Plan for Algodones Dunes by Jillian Blake
- The Search for a Distant Cactus by Bob Davis
- Dispatches From The Desert Trail by Buck Nelson
- Proposal to Mow 17,000 Acres in the Bodie Hills by Cactus Wren
- The Fairy Castles of Mono Lake by Nicholas Blake
- Whipple Two Caves Trip by Bob Davis
- Management Plan for Saline Warm Springs by Dave McMullen
- Butt-Dam Falls: A Green River Adventure by Michelle Bashin
- Why the Turtles by Bob Davis
Summer 2007, Volume 26, #2
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- Letters: Don’t Mess With Virtual Wilderness, Mountain Mishap
- New Editor and Art Director
- Desert Pavements and Dust by Marith Reheis
- These Are the Things I Have Seen Today by Chris Schiller
- A Horse Fable by Stan Huncilman
- Castle Peaks Carcamp, Mojave NP by Steve Tabor
- Western AZ’s Arrastra Mountains Wilderness by Steve Tabor
- Exploring the Eastern Sierra and Nevada by Bill Johansson
- How To Extricate a Car From Sand by Leonard Finegold
- On Manners by Miss Cactus
- AP Article on Steve Fossett Quotes Desert Survivor
- Haiku Poems by Jeff Parker
- Vision Fast Poems by Roger Appelgate
- Song: Death Valley Dreamin’ by Marith Reheis
- Antioch Dunes Service Project by Karen Rusiniak
Spring 2007, Volume 26, #1
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- Benton Bash II
- Desert Survivors Annual Meeting
- Desert Conference
- Letter: Sempra Ends Black Rock Coal Plant Project
- Desert Survivors Goes To The Green Festival!
- Art Show; Call For Artists
- DS at 2007 Whole Earth Festival
- Anza-Borrego Carcamp
- Wind Wolves Preserve Service Trips
- Halloran Summit to Miller Spring on CA Desert Trail
- Black Rock Mountains and Beyond
- Eagle Sighting in Black Rock Range
- Temblor Range Rescue
- Gentle Predator Of The Southern Desert: The Tarantula
- Rolling Down The Wash: The Smoke Tree
- Game Guzzlers Proposed For Indian Pass Wilderness
Winter 2006, Volume 25, #4
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- Desert Survivors History: The Bighorn Logo
- Letter: Steens Mistakes
- Desert Conference November 3
- Incredible Desert 25th Anniversary Event
- I'm a Survivor (song)
- The Saga of Desert Survivors
- Organizers Of 25th Anniversary Events
- Petroglyphs (poetry)
- Desert Survivors Histo ry, 1995-2006
- Service and Monitoring Trips, 1994-200 6
- Trip Statistics, 1989-2006
- A New Beginning For The Carrizo Plain
- Early Spring in Carrizo Plain (poetry)
- The Metamorphosis of a Leave No Trace Master
- A Short Road Trip Loop Through West-Central Nevada
- Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness Carcamp
- South Turtles Backpack
- Reflections on the Mecca Hills Christmas Carcamp
- Desert Issues
Articles for Spring 2004 issue include:
- Communities Organize Against OHV Abuse by Philip M. Klasky
- The Owyhee Desert by Laura Pace
- A Lifetime In The Desert: A Conversation with Bob Greenawalt Part 2 by George Huxtable
- Wilderness Monitoring Reports
- Trip Reports
- Gerlach Power Plant
Articles for Summer 2002 issue include:
- Hardcore Desert Hiking in Israel and Jordan by Jessica Rothhaar
- Bedouins of the Sinai by Tamia Marg
- Trip Reports for Devil's Hole to Badwater Backpack, Green Tortoise to Death Valley, Daisy Picking in the Panamints, Hunter Mountain Backpack, Hart Mountain Carcamp and Pedaling and Pushing in the White Mountains
- The Poetry Page: Some Reflections on a Week in Escalante, Utah and Road from Utah by Elaine Schwimmer
Articles for Spring 2002 issue include:
- Remembering Fields of Wildflowers by Steve Tabor
- The Woman was Incredulous by Bob Hallstrom
- Peril In The Panamints by Dave McMullen
- Using a GPS On The Desert Trail by Bob Ellis
Articles for Winter 2002 issue include:
- Namibia: The Other Promised Land by Judith L. Kendall
- Five Days in the Moroccan Desert by Ron Cohen
- Trip Reports for Lava Beds Carcamp, Waucoba Peak Backpack, Rhyolite Ridge Carcamp, Bodie Ghost Town and Lunar Crater Carcamp
- The Poetry Page: Surprise Way by Sam Moorman and Mojave River by Albert Geiser
Articles for Winter 2001 issue include:
Crunch Time in the Mojave: Bring on the SUVs. Saving the Tortoise Requires Unlikely Alliance, By Bob Ellis
Feature Stories:
- Desert Trail Relay: Nevada or Bust, page 2
- Peril in the Panamints: Dave McMullen, page 10
- Spring On the Escalante: Dave Holten, page 32
- Travels in Nevada:
- Three Mountains: Bill Johansson, page 6
- Reveille Range: Steve Tabor, page 27
- American Ground Zero: Chris Schiller, page 29
Issues:
- Briggs Mine Imperils Panamints: Bob Ellis, page 14
- Cadiz Groundwater Grab: Bob Ellis, page 17
- Wilderness Plan for Inyos: Bob Ellis, page 24
- Issues Watch: Janet Johnson, page 18
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