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03 China Ranch Dates - Part l
An amazing day trip from Las Vegas, Brian Brown and his family have produced twenty delicious varieties of dates in this story book green fertile valley adjacent to Death Valley for the past eighty years.
It will strike most of us that this place just shouldn’t be here, not in the middle of one of the most stark and arid deserts in world, but here it is, and while it may be a secret to most of the two million people who make Las Vegas their home, Tecopa, CA and the immediate area have been know to humans since ancient peoples first discovered its cool springs and running river.
If you love history, the great outdoors, and want to sample one of the best fruits nature ever created, put a little adventure in your life, jump in the car, and drive the breathtaking 85 miles from Vegas to remarkable place.
During two segments of Las Vegas Is Talking, Brian Brown will win you over with his love of his piece of history, and with the stories of his family business here, on the edge of Death Valley.