The deserts in California are home to endemic plants, animals, desert cities, the hottest place on the earth and the lowest in North America.

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Half-Day Guided Hike in Joshua Tree National Park - A 4.5-hour tour allows you to truly see Joshua Tree National Park and feel the Mojave Desert's magic. This private tour comes with a local guide and ...

The Bureau of Land Management was ordered to close down popular off-roading trails in parts of the Mojave in order to protect the imperiled desert tortoise.

Sorry Quartzite Mountain, Lupe and I have a new favorite High Desert hiking trail. Horseshoe Lake Loop in Mojave Narrows Regional Park is more like a cool stroll than a vigorous hike, but the ...

The Joshua Tree National Park is a real wonder of Southern California. Sat at the place where two deserts — the Mojave and the Colorado — collide into each other, it's a symphony of star-filled skies, ...

A federal judge has ordered off-highway vehicle riders to steer clear of more than 2,200 miles of proposed routes through California’s Mojave Desert that’s home to the threatened desert tortoise. In a ...

After losing count of just how many bush poppy shrubs were blooming around me, I snapped a few photos of the delicate yellow flowers and texted them to my friend and colleague, Jeanette Marantos. I ...