| Lotsa
Links |
Art
Inyo Council for the Arts |
Astronomy
Owens Valley Radio Observatory
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Authors, relevant
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Abbey's Web
has everything you ever wanted to know about the plainspeak curmudgeonly
dean of the Western novel and essay, protector of the shrinking
Western frontier and all-around militant conservationist. (Yes,
Edward Abbey really was buried in his sleeping bag somewhere in
the Arizona desert, and, yes, the epitaph really is "no comment.")
The Web site has Abbey quotes for all occasions and hard-to-find
books by the horny bard of the desert hisself. Not to mention links
to purveyors of Abbey fridge magnets and extra-large T-shirts in
homage (grab Bonnie Abzug before she's gone forever). Don't miss
it. |
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| Taliaferro, Charles
author of the Sierra Outdoor Guide series. |
Businesses
Silver Star Land and
Cattle Company
If there's any land or houses for sale in Darwin, chances are that you'll
find them listed here. Also has the latest on what's up with Darwin Museum,
late of Darwin now of Lone Pine. |
Cams
High Sierra LiveCams
Palmdale Cam
Somewhat distant from Darwin, true, but you can always check the cam for
weather conditions before heading for Darwin if you're coming from the
L.A. area or the Antelope Valley. |
| Cities, see towns and cities |
Darwin-related (ain't much)
Darwin
Falls
Check out what Ridgecrest folks think of Darwin Falls.
Going Great Ghosts
Darwin gets a brief mention.
Microsoft
Terra Server
Download a wall-sized photo for junior's bedroom of a spy plane's view
of downtown Darwin.
Take
an exciting four-wheel-drive trip to Darwin |
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Defying description
Chemicals,
top five used in Inyo County in 1994
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| Dust storms, see Geology and Weather
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Education
Educational
resources of Inyo County |
Fauna
Moths
of Inyo County
It doesn't get any more exciting than this. |
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Flora
Bristlecone Pines,
Ancient
California Wildflower Hotsheet
Up-to-the-minute reports pinpoint the best blooms.
Sticky
Lipfern (Cheilanthes viscida Davenp.)
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Geography
Microsoft Terra Server
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Geology
1872 Inyo County
(Lone Pine) Earthquake
Dust Storms caused by Owens Dry Lake
Gem and Mineral Company
A commercial site that shows off Owens Valley mineral wealth.
Ventura Gem
& Minerals Society checks out Inyo County
White Mountains
Geology
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Government, federal
Bureau of Land Management, Bishop
Field Office |
Government, local
Inyo County Planning Department
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History, see also Rock Art
Historical
landmarks in Inyo County |
| Hotels, see Lodgings |
Lodgings
Alabama Hills Inn
Burro Inn
Furnace Creek Resort
Panamint Springs Resort |
| Maps, see Geography |
| Motels, see Lodgings |
Museums
Maturango Museum
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Newspapers
Advocate
Daily Independent
Inyo Register
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Organizations, non-governmental, formal
China Lake Mountain Rescue Group |
Organizations, non-governmental, informal
Cerro Gordo Native Plant Society
Desert Survivors
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Personal Web sites of interest, see also
Organizations, non-governmental, informal
Ghost Towns
and Other Adventures
Ripley, the squirrel-eating dog, writes about exploring California and
Nevada ghost towns.
Ghost Town Explorers
Ghost Towns of the West
Roman's Ravings
Turkey Tales
Olanchans in Turkey. |
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Places
- Death Valley, see also Geology and Hotels
B-24 midair
collision near Furnace Creek
Death Valley National Park
DesertUSA Death
Valley Pages
Geology
of Death Valley
NEMO
Federal bureaucrats puzzle over the fate of lands placed under National
Park Service control with the 1994 passage of the California Desert
Protection Act. Speak up now or forever hold your peace. NEMO is "Northern
and Eastern Mojave Planning Effort" in Washington acronym-ese.
Queer bikers
invade Death Valley
Sinister
Sliding Stones
- Interagency
Visitor Center
If you're ever in the area, this place has the best selection of books,
maps and videos--many of them just about impossible to find elsewhere--about
the Eastern Sierra and Death Valley. And, yes, they do have
Robert P. Palazzo's book on Darwin. At $15, it's a steal.
- Saline Valley
B-24 crash
Goleta Air and Space
Museum
See all manner of military aircraft screech through Saline Valley.
Saline
Valley from outer space
- White Mountain Research Station
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| Real estate, see Businesses |
Regional Web sites
California Wildflower Hotsheet
Up-to-the-minute reports pinpoint the best blooms.
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages
Owens Valley Gazette
www.395.com
There's more area info here than you can shake a creosote branch at, including
RealAudio news broadcasts by your fave KBIS-FM on-air personalities. (Wish
they told me this before I spent over $300 for antennas, rotors
and signal amplifiers and then spent two days on the roof installing the
whole mess, only to pull in a buzzy scratchy barely discernible KBIS signal.)
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| Roads and traffic, see transportation
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| Rock art |
Statistics
Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. |
Towns and cities
Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce and
Visitors' Bureau
Bishop Home Page
Mojave
Gateway to Garlock
Ridgecrest
Home of Darwin's nearest McDonald's, K-mart and supermarkets.
Shoshone
Trona on the Web
After Virtual Darwin, I guess it was just a matter of time. What next,
Cyber Cartago? |
| Traffic, see transportation |
Transportation
CalTrans highway reports
Los Angeles traffic reports
Don't leave home without it, if home is L.A., that is.
Overview of Inyo County
roads
Traffic statistics
for Inyo County roads
U.S. 395 page
Inyo and White
Mountains Railroad |
Water
Dams in
Inyo County |