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Heard Around Town: Desert Winds and Civic Sparks

Autumn is settling into the desert, and with it comes a sense of motion — the wind picking up, the air sharpening, and the land itself waking after months of…
Sagebrush Sally: Sharing the Desert—Engines, Echoes, and a Little Etiquette

Dear Sagebrush Sally, With the new off-road season gearing up at Dumont Dunes, a lot of us in Tecopa are feeling the ripple effects—some good, some not so good. The…
Dumont Dunes Ramps Up for the 2025 OHV Season

As the summer heat fades and the desert winds begin to cool, the familiar sound of engines returns to Dumont Dunes. Riders from across the Southwest are tuning up for another…
Sagebrush Sally: Brace Yourselves—High Season Is Coming

Dear Sagebrush Sally, High season is almost here, and you can feel the shift already. Trailers and vans will soon roll into town, bathhouses will fill up again, and businesses…
Heard Around Town: Waiting on the Record

Inyo County has confirmed that it is still in the process of negotiating the concessionaire contract with the selected respondent for the Tecopa Hot Springs Campground and Pools. As a…
Sagebrush Sally: Finding Balance in a Small-Town Drama

Dear Sagebrush Sally, Sometimes living in Tecopa feels like being trapped in the audience of a play you didn’t buy tickets for. There are personalities in town who cause no…
Sagebrush Sally: When the Crowd Gets Loud, Stay Grounded

Dear Sagebrush Sally, Sometimes living in Tecopa feels less like a community and more like a courtroom, where the loudest voices in town act as judge, jury, and executioner. I’ve…
Heard Around Town: Season 11 Takes Shape

Desert Festival ‘Tecopa Takeover’ Shifts to November 7–9, Confirms Lineup The desert’s most colorful fall tradition is officially back. Organizers have confirmed that Tecopa Takeover 11 will be held November 7–9, 2025 at the…
New Concessionaire Recommended for Tecopa Hot Springs Campground and Pools

Inyo County has recommended awarding the concession agreement for the Tecopa Hot Springs Campground and Pools to Flippin Happy Campers & Lance Hamrick LLC, opening the door to the next…
Sagebrush Sally: The Fine Line Between Freedom and Friction

Dear Sagebrush Sally, I love our little desert town, but I’m getting concerned about some behavior from a few longtime locals—things like speeding through residential areas, driving under the influence,…
Tecopa’s Community Plan Explained

The unincorporated community of Tecopa, in collaboration with Inyo County, laid out its vision for the future after a series of public meetings starting in 2015, preparing a draft document…
Grimshaw Lake: A Desert Landmark Rooted in Local History

At the edge of the Amargosa Basin, where the Mojave Desert blurs into Death Valley’s outer reaches, a small, spring-fed wetland carries the name of one of Tecopa’s mid-20th century…