Monday, March 10, 2008

Spring Break and Warm Weather

This is the desert weather report straight from the horses mouth, Jesse.  This week we’ll expecting 80’s during the day, that makes our 1:00 PM tour the place to be.  Wildflowers are in bloom, temps are rising and hopefully the rattlesnakes will be coming out of hibernation soon!!!  Mom’s looking for something different to entertain their kids look no further.  Fun, adventure and education is just a phone call away.  Did I say the “E” word, eductation? Yes, we have over thirteen years in the Hummer Outfitting Business, our guides have over 100 years of combined guiding experience!!! We’re great with families looking for that once in a lifetime experience, so much “National Geograhic” voted us “Top 100 Tours in America”!!!  We offer something for everyone, kids, adults and our seniors.  March and April are the months to experience our desert during the day.

While planning your trip don’t forget to “Ride The Storm”

Sunday, November 11, 2007

The Comet is here!!!!

For all you star gazers we are enjoying the viewing of the comet which is visible this week in the constallation “Percius”.  But hurry because after this week the comet is not scheduled to be viewable again for about 112 years!  Our state of the art ITT GEN 3 Night vision equipment and our Celestron 6000 GPS memory hand held planetaruims are awesome for viewing the night sky!!  Wow, what a spectacular time for our Night Vision Tours!!

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Family Fun In Arizona’s Night Sky

For families looking for adventure, fun and the most unique tour in Arizona during the summer months, Desert Storm Hummer Tours has all the answers.  Nite Storm Tours depart nightly at 7:30 PM from Rockbottom Grill in Scottsdale (Shea/101) heading for the adventure of your life.  Your guide navigates the desert night with military nite vision googles while you and your family/group spots wildlife with ITT GEN 3 Nite Vision Scopes from the comfort of your Hummer.  You will use Raytheon’s Thermal Image Scope to pick up warm bloodied wildlife over 500 yards away.  Check out our “Sky Scouts”, your personal planetarium with 6000 GPS targets in the night sky.
Kids go on a scropion hunt with their guide using black UV Lights, scropions turn yellow when the lights hits them so we can see them.  Coyote, fox, great horn owl, bats, rattlesnake, tarantula, wild pig and scropion are out there waiting to be spotted.  Tour returns 11:30 PM, we provide soda, bottled water, ice and coolers. $ 125/A, $100/K ages 6-16 for our most unique craziest adventure. Call us for reservations, we’re on the phones 8am-8pm daily, seven days a week.

Desert USA, http://www.desertusa.com

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Desert Fact Of The Day

Better to be a girl?  Most male tarantulas only live between six and 18 months.  Female tarantulas can live for 20 or 30 years, depending on the species.