California's proposed monument, encompassing a river in one of the hottest and driest corners of the country, would be larger ...

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 ...

Roughly 740,000 acres of the Mojave Desert comprise California's newest national monument in Riverside and Imperial counties. Chuckwalla National Monument was established in mid-January by outgoing ...

Some believe the desert is silent. They picture a vast mute nothing, hot enough to grill a steak on your vehicle’s hood and dry enough to chap your soul. They think of scorched plains, scrubby plants ...

It’s difficult to put into words why SoCal’s sun-kissed landscapes are so special. Why a drive or hike through the barren ...

One of the world’s most iconic long-distance hiking trails for hiking enthusiasts is the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It stretches 2,650 miles from the Mexican border in California to the Canadian ...

Uncommon wildflowers should be part of the spring hiking mix in the coming weeks at Lake Mohave, a boon for anyone looking to accent their workout with desert blooms. Barbie-pink sand verbena and ...

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Jim Boone has had plenty of different jobs and can be referred to by many titles. Firefighter, park ranger, rescue climber, ecologist, botanist, conservationist, outdoorsman, environmental activist — ...