The 50 Best Adventures in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada
The best way to experience the White Mountains’ Presidential Range is hiking between the Appalachian Mountain Club’s eight historic high-mountain huts. Connecting distances aren’t ridiculous—the ...
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The Overlooked Zion National Park Alternative You Should Add To Your Bucket List
Zion National Park is a great place to see stunning rock formations, but why not try this lesser-known - and less crowded - ...
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The 26 Essential Things to Do in Joshua Tree
Check it out close to sunset for more wildlife sightings – jackrabbits and ... Tree National Park and offers visitors the opportunity to ride horses through the Mojave Desert. The Ranch provides ...
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America’s Desert Beauty Captured in Stunning Images
Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah Monument Valley, straddling the Arizona-Utah border, is an iconic symbol of the American West.
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Possible second round of national park terminations draw fire from Mojave Desert groups
The Mojave Desert Land Trust opposes the move, details repercussions of the layoffs in the Mojave Desert. Nearly 1,000 National Park Service employees were laid off ahead of the agency's busy ...
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Possible second round of national park terminations draw fire from Mojave Desert groups
Krystian Lahage, Public Policy Officer for the Mojave Desert Land Trust, said they are "closely watching this situation" and are "deeply concerned over federal staff firings." “The Mojave Desert ...
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Baby Names Inspired by the Desert
Naming someone after a desert can be a creative exercise to come up with very unique baby names that are not that commonly heard on society. It's quite the thing these days to choose a name that ...
The incredible 112 mile long man-made lake with 1,700 year-old 'lost city'
Lake Mead, the largest man-made lake in the US, was created by the building of the Hoover Dam. The reservoir is 640 square kilometres when full, stretching 180 kilometres across the Mojave Desert. Not ...
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An encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania’s homes and history
Residents say the desert is their destiny. As the world’s climate gets hotter and drier, sandstorms are more frequently depositing inches and feet of dunes onto Chinguetti’s streets and in people’s ...
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The 7 Best Road Trips in the Southwest
From exploring Arizona's canyons to surfing California'a beaches and hiking Utah's buttes, our national parks columnist shares his dream Southwest road-trip itineraries. Just gas up your rig, grab ...
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Earthquake strikes near Barstow in Mojave Desert as California seismic activity picks up
At 9:50 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, a magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10 miles north-northeast of Barstow in the Mojave Desert, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. At 9:50 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17 ...