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The Deschutes River is located in central Oregon. It provides much of the drainage on the eastern side of the Cascade Range on its way to its confluence with the Columbia River. The Deschutes was an important resource for thousands of years for Native Americans and in the 19th century for pioneers on the Oregon Trail.
The river runs through a deep rimrock-lined canyon...
Desembarco del Granma National Park is a national park in south-eastern Cuba, in what is now Granma Province. The park is named after the yacht in which Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Raúl Castro, and 79 of their supporters sailed from Mexico to Cuba in 1956 and incited the Cuban Revolution. In 1999 it was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site because of its ma...
The Desert Botanical Garden is a 140 acres (57 ha) botanical garden located in Papago Park, at 1201 N. Galvin Parkway in Phoenix, central Arizona.
Founded by the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society in 1937 and established at this site in 1939, the garden now has more than 21,000 plants, in more than 4000 taxa, one-third of which are native to the area, including 1...
The Desert National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wildlife refuge, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, located north of Las Vegas, Nevada, in northwestern Clark and southwestern Lincoln counties, with much of its land area lying within the southeastern section of the Nevada Test and Training Range. The Desert NWR, created on May 20, 1936, is the large...
Desert View Campground is located 26 miles/ 42 km east of Grand Canyon Village.
No hook-up campground. First Come, first served. The campground usually fills between 1-2 pm each day.
There are no shower facilities at the Desert View Campground. Nearest showers are at Mather Campground, Grand Canyon Village, 26 miles/42 km west.
Pay showers and laundry are availab...
Desert View allows for a one of a kind picnic experience with beautiful views of the desert. On clear days, the Salton Sea can be seen in the far distance. Desert View Picnic Area connects to the Pacific Crest Trail and the Desert View Nature Trail. Both trails crest the edge of Mount Laguna and provide beautiful views of the desert while hiking amongst chaparral and ...
The Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge is located in North Dakota and extends from the Canadian border to near the town of Kenmare, North Dakota along Des Lacs Lake. The refuge is considered to be one of the most important bird sanctuaries in the U.S., with tens of thousands of birds using the refuge for migration and breeding. The refuge is also home to elk, moose, bi...
The Desolation Canyon Wilderness Area is a true crown jewel in Utah and all public lands managed by the BLM. It was one of the areas that was expanded due to the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, signed into law on March 12, 2019 by President Trump.
The 84-mile segment of the Green River winds through pristine views of the towering De...
Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, and is located approximately 32 km north of Powell River and 150 km north of Vancouver. This provincial marine park, which is about 84 km² in size is only accessible by boat. It is distinguished by its many picturesque sheltered coves and anchorages, and is frequented by yac...
The Desolation Wilderness is a 63,960-acre (258.8 km2) federally protected wilderness area in the Eldorado National Forest and Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, in El Dorado County, California. The crest of the Sierra Nevada runs through it, just west of Lake Tahoe.
Before European settlement in the mid-19th century, there is evidence this area was used by the Washoe....
De Soto National Memorial, 5 miles (8 km) west of Bradenton, Florida, commemorates the 1539 landing of Hernando de Soto and the first extensive organized exploration by Europeans of what is now the southern United States.
In May 1539, Hernando de Soto and an army of over 600 soldiers landed in the Tampa Bay area. They arrived in nine ships laden with supplies: two hun...
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, created in 1958, is located along the banks of the Missouri River in the U.S. states of Iowa and Nebraska. The 8,362-acre (3,384 ha) refuge (46% in Iowa, 54% in Nebraska) preserves an area that would have been otherwise lost to cultivation. In 1960, an Army Corps of Engineers channelization project on the Missouri River moved the ...
Devils Canyon is a steep canyon in the Jacumba Mountains in Imperial and San Diego County, California. Its mouth is located at an elevation of 1,109 feet (338 m) in Imperial County. Its head is at an elevation of 3,560 feet (1,090 m) in the Jacumba Mountains in San Diego County.
From 1862 Devils Canyon was the route of a wagon road between San Diego and Yuma, Arizona...
Devils Canyon runs from Mountain Springs, off Interstate 8, to Ocotillo just East of the San Diego/Imperial County line. Descend Devils Canyon eastward to the desert floor, then loop around to follow Meyer Creek back up. This parallels and crisscrosses the eastbound lanes of Interstate 8. This offers a chance to explore sections of the old 1915 concrete highway.
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