Desert Oracle

07/11/2025

People will come to the Mojave on purpose, in summertime, and then get sad because they can’t go outside without bursting into flames. This is the time of year to stay in the car with the A/C blasting. Do your sightseeing with a seatbelt on. How about a historic and scenic ride on the entirety of SR-247? From Yucca Valley to Barstow! A beautiful drive with stops for good food, through the great Mojave wilderness. Plus, we’ll tell you the history of the highway and many of the sights along the way.

Listen tonight at 10 on Z107.7 FM or on the Desert Oracle website right now: Episode #247: HIGHWAY 247 REVISITED. Soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver.

People will come to the Mojave on purpose, in summertime, and then they get sad because they can’t go outside without bursting into flames. A couple of summers ago, a guy died in Death Valley…

07/09/2025

Moonwalk.

06/17/2025

Listen online now or Friday nights at 10PM, Z107.7 FM in the Morongo Basin & across the Great Mojave Wilderness:

The Mojave gets slow in the summertime, not much going on. So there was much excitement when the word spread on that early summer night: The Marines were shipping out to Los Angeles. Rumors of troo…

06/03/2025

Mystery of the (Low) Desert:

A train derailment in 1986 near Palm Springs may have left a secret buried underground—an entire train car filled with Yugos.

05/31/2025

New episode of Desert Oracle Radio for those of you on the road or hiding underneath the swamp-cooler vent:

The reality of knowing the wild animals on your land is knowing that they generally live upon an accelerated timeline. Each spring’s new crop of Mojave cottontails and rock squirrels will shr…

05/19/2025

Big Josh became a national icon in less than a decade.

05/19/2025

New episode tonight: THE MAD BOMBER OF TWENTYNINE PALMS. https://www.desertoracle.com/episode-243-the-mad-bomber-of-twentynine-palms/ Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc., or Friday nights at 10 PM on the High Desert's own Z107.7 FM Joshua Tree.

The maniac who blew himself up outside a Palm Springs fertility clinic is our latest High Desert dingbat to make the national news. Luckily, those injured in the Palm Springs terror attack have bee…

05/13/2025

At Heaven’s door ….

05/10/2025

Crowley Lake, Father Crowley Overlook, the Crowley Lupine ... all named in honor of Father John J. Crowley of the Eastern Sierra, the beloved Desert Padre who lived a tremendous life serving the people of the Owens Valley and promoting the Eastside's natural beauty for outdoor recreation, movie-making, and especially trout fishing. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/father-crowley-desert-padre-of-the-owens-valley/id1251197422?i=1000707003079

05/02/2025

It’s Beltane … May Day! Halfway through the Spring. 🔥🔥

03/01/2025

New on the radio tonight, 10PM, Z1077 FM in Yucca/JT/29/Etc. Podcast for those out of range:

Night has fallen on the desert, the desert spring is here, and that means the bugs are coming back, and that means we’ll be seeing a lot more of our beloved desert friend, the wonderful wonderful C…