Travel Bug Dog Tag Rocky the Dune Buggy

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Released:
Thursday, January 24, 2002
Origin:
Virginia, United States
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Please help Rocky return to original home on top of sand dune at Turkey Flats in lower desert region of Joshua Tree National Park in California. Virginia is nice, but wants to go home!

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Joshua Tree National Park, CA

At the recommendation of a park ranger, I parked my car at Turkey Flats parking lot in Joshua Tree National Park, California in February 2001 and hiked a pathless area across to sand dunes. The dunes are visible from the road, but, as the ranger warned, be sure you leave good footprints in the sand to find your way back. Once you get 50 feet from your car, you can't see it anymore! Many a hiker has returned to the road easily enough, but then turned the wrong direction on the road to find their car. When night falls in warmer weather, the sidewinders come out.....

Rocky (a particularly interesting little rock to me) was found on top of the dunes. No doubt, washed down from the rugged mountains just behind the dunes.....

Turkey Flats is located on the main road leading through the lower desert, and is closer to the park entrance located near I-10, although it's still somewhat of a drive in from there. The flats are not far from the cactus garden preserve.

Oh yeah, watch for caving sand. Several times I took a step on apparently solid surface only to collapse into some critters tunnel up to two feet below.

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Tracking History (46830.4mi) View Map

Visited 6/5/2014 kurokitty took it to Atlanta-Amsterdam Foreign Exchange Program Georgia - 4,343.16 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 5/31/2014 kurokitty retrieved it from The Great War Mega Event West-Vlaanderen, Belgium   Visit Log

Picked up at the mega event. Will bring back to the United States! Thanks!
Dropped Off 5/26/2014 Sean J. Allen placed it in The Great War Mega Event West-Vlaanderen, Belgium - 132.88 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 4/25/2014 Sean J. Allen retrieved it from 3 Bulgarians in Netherlands Noord-Holland, Netherlands   Visit Log

Let me see if I can get this one closer to the US. I might have to put it in someone's luggage.
Dropped Off 4/25/2014 Lima2311 placed it in 3 Bulgarians in Netherlands Noord-Holland, Netherlands - 26.25 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/24/2014 Lima2311 took it to Breed is het pad Noord-Brabant, Netherlands - 28.58 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/23/2014 Lima2311 took it to #33░░ De puntjes van Geo3hoek ░░ Utrecht, Netherlands - 703.94 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/22/2014 Lima2311 took it to NpfW Land van Oirschot Noord-Brabant, Netherlands - 685.54 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/22/2014 Lima2311 took it to Budapest Airport Terminal 2A & 2B (TB Hotel) Pest, Hungary - 11.79 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/22/2014 Lima2311 took it to Short break Budapest, Hungary - .4 miles  Visit Log
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