If you don't have a wristband to get into the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival this weekend, consider getting in the car and heading up to the Mojave Preserve in San Bernardino County. There you ...

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 ...

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 ...

I typically love the sea, sun and sand. Interestingly though, not all the sands I’m drawn to lie in coastal regions. In fact, most of the sand on Earth is stacked in massive piles in remote areas – ...

Sand dunes are sculpted by wind. As long as streams flow and lakes stay wet, the sediment in them is protected. When lakes or stream beds dry out the sediment is exposed to the wind and the particles ...

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 ...

It’s summer and that means many of you probably want to get out and do a little exploring. I’m talking filling up the tank, grabbing the map out of the glove box (or turning on your mobile GPS ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...