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Updated on 3 / 01 / 10
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, 200 Palm Canyon DrBorrego Springs, CA92004-5005 -
(760) 767-4399 For more information
For more detail on these events:
http://theabf.org/events
Anza-Borrego Institute of Photography
Nevada
Utah
New Mexico
Mexico
March 12-14, 2010
24th Tecate SCORE Race, San Felipe 250
San Felipe, Baja, Mexico
A great organization with the growth and vitality of the community as their main interest. They sponsor festivals and are also trying to save the Historic Yuma Prison.
March 2nd. & March 9th, 16th. 23rd. 2010 Farmer's Market, each Tuesday on Main Street
Visit them at the Hertitage Festivals WEB SITE
March 6th, 2010 Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm.
Family Program: "A Miner's Diet: A Good Meal Was Worth More than Gold."
Location: Cave Creek Museum 6140 Skyline Drive, Cave Creek.
This program includes demonstrations and introduces children and their families to the diet of the miners in the Cave Creek area in the early 19th Century. You can taste miner's cuisine and excavate a mock mining site.
March 10th, 2010 Wednesday Starting Time: 6:00 PM Ending Time: 9:00 PM
3:10 to Yuma; Saving the Yuma Territorial Prison Event - Festivals EVENT
Location: Yuma Territorial Prison, Yuma AZ
Cost: Free
For More Info:
Website
Contact Name: Susan Sternitzke Contact Phone: 928-782-5712
March 12th & 26th, 2010 Time: 1:00 pm.
Workshop: "How to Make Adobe Bricks."
Fort Verde State Historic Park
E. Hollamon St., Camp Verde, AZ
March 13th & 14th, 2010
Civil War in the Southwest 2010
Picacho Peak State Park, AZ
Each year hundreds of spectators descend on Picacho Peak State Park to watch re-enactments of an Arizona Civil War skirmish and the New Mexico battles of Glorieta and Val Verde.
March 20th, 2010 Saturday
25th Annual St. Patricks Day Poker Run
This is not a race! Speed is not a factor, Only Cards.
Location: Shea Road Parker, AZ
Rain or Shine
It's an apx. a 70 mile Off Road Course.
For More Info: Call Rodnev at 928-669-6104
March 21st & 22nd, 2010 Time: 8 am - 5 pm.
Open House: Trails to Upper and Lower Cliff Dwellings at Tonto National Monument
Tonto National Monument
30 miles northwest of Globe on Highway 188 Globe, AZ
March 6th, 2010 Time: 8:00 a.m. till 4:30 p.m.
Arroyo Tapiado Mud Caves
This trip was originally scheduled for January 23 and has been rescheduled due to weather.
Fee: Member $35; Non-member $45
In this all-day four-wheel-drive tour, we will drive through Canyon Sin Nombre, which offers 500 million year-old rocks, dramatic fault features, and vertical-walled slot canyons, then enter Arroyo Tapiado to view and explore some of the longest mud caves in San Diego County. Please bring lunch, a very full tank of gas, a flashlight for each person in your group, plenty of water, and a four-wheel drive high clearance vehicle. There will be 4 or 5 short walks (under 1/2 mile each) over rough terrain and in dark caves. There are no formal restroom facilities, so please come prepared. The trip is limited to 16 people and car-pooling will be highly encouraged.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center flagpole
March 12th, 2010 - March 14th, 2010
Frank Bogart Memorial Rodeo
Palm Springs WestFest
Location: Avendia Caballeros Field, California
Events include;
* Music Festival
* Taste of the West
* Cowboy Ball & Dance Hall
* BBQ/Chili Cook Off
* Western Design Center
* Fiesta Del Charro
* Mutton Bustin'
* Mounted Shooting Competition
* Carnival
March 19th, 2010 - March 21st, 2010
Crossroads Renaissance Festival
Location: Frances Stevens Park 555 N. Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, California 92262
Annual Renaissance Faire celebration produced by Crossroads Renaissance Productions. For more ticket prices, and more information contact Crossroads Productions at (951) 735-0101.
March 6th, 2010 Time: 9:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m.
Ocotillo Cactus Festival
Ocotillo RV Park 7 E. Agate Ave. Ocotillo, CA
Festivities to include: Info booths, photo contest, salsa contest, live music, food & drinks, vendors, cactus sales, kid's activities, raffle, horseshoes, local crafts, and much more. Info:
WEB SITE
March 11th, 2010 to March 15th, 2010
WINGS AND WILDLIFE FESTIVAL
Location: Various Laughlin, NV hotels and area sites.
Walk on the wild side of Laughlin! This second annual festival promises several days of field trips, exploring, fun and learning for nature enthusiasts. Educational seminar topics will include falconry, bats, Bighorn sheep, attracting hummingbirds, wildlife uses of plants, taxidermy and binocular use. Guided walking and kayak excursions to refuges, preserves and recreation areas will offer opportunities for bird and wildlife viewing along the Colorado River region. In addition, a wine and cheese social will feature various art and nature artists, and the event's banquet will host keynote speaker, Ted Floyd. For a schedule of activities and registration information, visit the attached link or www.WingsandWildlifeFestival.org.
Venue: Town-wide event
Times: Various times; see schedule of activities
Cost: See attached web link for registration information
March 6th, 2010 Event Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Climb to Conquer Cancer
Location: Snow Canyon State Park Ivins, Utah
Enjoy a scenic, gentle climb into Snow Canyon State Park started at Red Mountain Resort & Spa to raise money to fight cancer. This American Cancer Society event starts at 9 am with registration. Climb starts at 10 am. Food, entertainment, silent auction and education information from 10:30 am to 1 pm. Visit www.UtahClimb.com or call 702.891.9007 for details. Dogs welcome with $5 donation to "Canines for a Cure."
Contact: Tami Prine Phone: 435-652-5754
March 6th, 2010 Time: 10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
Lava Tubes Tour
Snow Canyon State Park 1002 Snow Canyon Drive Ivins, UT 84738
Join park staff for a two-mile, roundtrip hike and the chance to explore the unique formations of a lava tube! Space is limited; registration required. Register by phone or in person. For more information or to register, contact park staff at (435) 628-2255.
March 27th, 2010
Adventure Xtream Series - (Moab)
Moab Adventure Race Series - 12 Hour Moab AXS Adventure
Cure Your A.D.D. (Adventure Deficit Disorder)
Looking for a challenge, something with a little more adventure? Tired of the same old thing...marked courses and pavement? Maybe its time you ditched the mundane for trail running shoes and a map, left the pavement behind for whitewater and arches, and tried the mud, sweat and excitement of adventure racing.
So come hit the trails, rappel off an arch, scramble over rocks, zip across a canyon, kayak through rapids, and experience the outdoors like never before.
Test your limits. Challenge yourself. Try something new. Get dirty. Have a blast. Are you game?
Phone: 970-259-7771 Address: various, Moab
Web Site
March 6th, 2010 Saturday 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Living Desert
Location: Carlsbad, NM 88221
Meet Digger Day
Come to meet Digger, the new badger at Living Desert. There will be children's crafts and face-painting in the Visitor Center. Watch Digger receive a special gift at the badger exhibit at 2:30 pm.
Fees: Regular Entrance Fee
Contact: Kathryn Law (575) 887-5516
March 6th, 2010 Saturday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Pancho Villa
Location: Columbus, NM 88029
7th Annual Camp Furlong Day
The annual Camp Furlong Day event is a commemoration of the March 9, 1916 raid on the Village of Columbus, New Mexico by the troops of Francisco "Pancho" Villa and the subsequent "Punitive Expedition" led by General John "Black Jack" Pershing in an unsuccessful attempt to capture Villa.
Fees: no entrance fee
Contact: Victor Trujillo 575-531-2711
March 27th, 2010 Saturday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: 409 Dog Canyon Rd.
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Oliver Lee
Trail Journaling
Walk through the park and learn about the Chihuahuan Desert habitat. Participants will be encouraged to keep a journal and do several activities while on the walk. This is a fun way to closely observe nature and find a personal relationship with the world around us. Journals and materials will be provided. Meet at Visiter Center.
Fees: Regular Entrance Fee
Contact: 575-437-8284
March 26th, 2010
San Felipe, MX
Midwinter-West Hobie Cat Regatta
Friday March 26th
3:00 - 6:00 PM Registration at room 134
6:00 PM Welcome Party on the beach
Saturday March 27th
7:00 - 9:30 AM Registration at room 134
10:00 AM Competitor Meeting...on the beach next to room 134
10:15 AM Novice Meeting...on the beach next to room 134
11:00 AM First Signal (wind permitting)
6:00 PM - ? FIESTA!!! Pool side at the El Cortez
(This is a good time to tell stories about how you almost won the last race!)
Sunday March 28th
8:00 AM HCA Division Meeting
9:00 AM Competitor Meeting...on the beach next to room 134
11:00 AM First Signal (wind permitting)
After Races Trophy presentation as soon as possible after last race
REGISTRATION
The registration fee for this Regatta is $45.00 (USD)for Waves, 14's and 17's and $55.00 (USD) for 16's, 18's, Tigers, 20's. Two shirts included for $55.00 entries, one shirt for $45.00 entries received by February 27, 2010. No regatta registration fee will be required for youth sailors under the age of 18
March 27th, 2010 Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Yuma Air Show
Free Admission
Location: Marine Station
3E & 32nd Street Yuma, AZ
Featuring The Patriots
A jet-powered school bus will be making its first appearance at the Yuma Air Show this year. At nearly 10 feet high and 35 feet long, it is the largest jet vehicle on Earth. The bus is equipped with a 42,000-horsepower General Electric J-79 jet engine straight out of a F4 Phantom fighter jet and can reach speeds of 300 mph.
March 30th - April 4th, 2010
58TH ANNUAL YUMA COUNTY FAIR
Location: 2520 East 32nd Street
Yuma, AZ 85365-3699
GATES OPEN:
* Tuesday - 3:00 P.M.
* Wednesday - Sunday - 8:00 A.M.
ADMISSION:
* Tuesday - Dollar Day - $1.00
* Wednesday - Sunday - $5.00 Adults - $3.00 Children 6 -12
* Children Age 5 and under FREE
March 13, 2010 Saturday 9:00 a.m. 7 Hours
Colorado River Boat Tour though Picacho
Leader: Supervising Ranger Robin Greene Instructor: Ron Knowlton
Fee: $150 or $125 for ABF members
Our popular jet boat tour on the lower Colorado River is back, enhanced by more paddling opportunities to experience the river up-close and personal! Trip meets just north of Yuma. Space is limited. Advance registration required; call ABF at 760-767-4063 for details.
March 19th, 2010 Friday - Saturday
Festival of Hawks
The Borrego Valley Hawkwatch counts more spring Swainson's Hawks than any other site in North America-it is possible to see 500 hawks in one day! Be a part of science in action. While the peak of hawk migration through the Borrego Valley is often mid-March, counts are variable and observers will be present at both sites through April 15.
Join counters at the evening Hawkwatch site on Borrego Valley Road (1.5 miles north of Palm Canyon Drive) one hour before sunset. To catch "lift-off" in the mornings, plan to arrive at the morning count site on DiGiorgio Road (2.3 miles north of Palm Canyon Road) between 8 and 9 a.m.
Call ABF at 760-767-4063 for more details and information
March 27th - April 4th, 2010
EASTER JEEP SAFARI
Location: Moab, UT
For more Info
WEB SITE
