The spectacular stretch of desert that makes up Mojave National Preserve is full of stunning contrasts: cactus gardens and ...

A spontaneous road trip through the Mojave National Preserve, a desert shaped by ancient volcanic activity. The journey begins at Zzyzzx Road where a dry lake bed has been transformed by recent rains, ...

Soon I’ll trek into the Mojave Desert, once again chasing cactus colors: strawberry hedgehog cactus on spiky gray columns, pale yellow pencil cholla flowers at sunset. I’ll return in May to see ...

Editor’s note: This road trip was taken before the coronavirus pandemic. However, road trips are are becoming surprisingly popular during the lockdown era, as gas prices drop and families spend more ...

The Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) has many names: Mojave desert tortoise (sometimes spelled Mohave), Agassiz’s desert tortoise, and simply desert tortoise. If you’re very lucky, you ...