Experience two of SoCal's stunning desert landscapes—the low Colorado to the east, and the mountainous Mojave to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

About 18.5 million years ago, giant volcanic eruptions forever changed the landscape of what is today a swath of protected California desert land, bound by two major interstates between Los Angeles ...

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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 — ...