Craig Childs sees things, like anyone wandering in the deserts of the Colorado Plateau. But he takes note of them in more profound ways than most of us. Juniper trees, for example: “Junipers are ...

The golden age of California resort culture during the 1930s saw Hollywood stars and wealthy industrialists transform the desert oasis of Palm Springs into America's most glamorous winter playground.

When Mike Osborne was an undergraduate at Stanford University, he crisscrossed the western United States, making the long drive between his Texas home and California about every six months. The ...

Jera Brown is a hiker, freelance writer, and columnist for Rebellious Magazine. Based in Chicago, they can be found most days at Lake Michigan with their Alaskan Malamute named Winston Churchill. The ...

For the past 15 years, Philip Rundel has been developing this book through his long-term relationship and travels in deserts of the Southwestern United States, northern Chile and southern Africa. His ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Thousands of years ago, at different points in time, clouds of ash, rock and hot gas rushed across the Mojave and Sonoran deserts as two volcanoes erupted. These destructive events are ...