Desert Rock

Desert rock can refer to:

  • Palm Desert Scene, a music culture in Southern California
  • Dubai Desert Rock Festival
  • Desert Rock exercises, a series of exercises conducted by the U.S. military in conjunction with atmospheric nuclear tests
  • Camp Desert Rock, a former staging base for troops participating in the Desert Rock exercises
  • Desert Rock Airport
  • Mt. Desert Rock, an island of Maine home to the Mount Desert Light lighthouse


Famous quotes containing the words desert and/or rock:

    “Three people marooned on a desert island would soon reinvent politics.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    “All the junk that goes with being human
    Drops away, hard rock wavers
    Even the heavy present seems to fail
    This bubble of a heart.”
    —Gary Snyder (b. 1930)