Staff writer Charles Hillinger reported in the Oct. 20, 1976, edition of the Los Angeles Times: DEVILS PLAYGROUND, Calif. — Jack Hereford slowly made his way up the steep, seemingly razor-sharp ridge ...

Most people who did not grow up in the Mojave Desert were probably surprised to learn how few sand dunes are found here. The vast, flat landscapes of desert pavement and creosote were not remotely ...

If you are looking for an outdoor destination that offers plenty of diversity, Mojave National Preserve in California won’t disappoint. Established in 1994, it’s less than two hours from Las Vegas and ...

Each summer, UC Santa Cruz students spend three weeks on the road in Photo Field Research Quarter, traveling across ...

“EEEEOOOWW!!” Geralynn topples over, cross-country skis and limbs tangled. Lisa and I, plodding forward in step-up-and-slide-down fashion, are catching up to her fast. The rising summer solstice full ...

I read that Kelso was a ghost town. I like ghost towns — though I have never met a ghost and, as I’ve mentioned before, the jury is still out for me as it relates to their purported existence. Be that ...

Mojave National Preserve Superintendent Todd Suess announced that railroad crossings in the park will be closed intermittently in March so that Union Pacific Railroad (UP) can upgrade the tracks. The ...

KELSO, Calif. — In the middle of the Mojave Desert, the red tile roof, brick plazas and elegant stone arches of a palatial California Mission-style building appear like a mirage beside three towering ...

If you'd rather feel the sand between your fingers and toes than beneath four wheels, a number of state and national parks can oblige with dunes to climb up, sled down, build castles on, even walk ...

What is your favorite offbeat spot in California? Drawn to the historical and remote, I long have fancied Kelso Depot. Ninety-five miles southwest of Las Vegas, the depot has a solitudinous sparkle as ...

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 ...