The area that is now Joshua Tree National Park wasn’t always a desert. During the Great Ice Age, also known as the ...

The Cholla Cactus Garden ... make sure that they are permitted to work in Joshua Tree National Park. Each guide is required to have rock guiding certifications through the Professional Climbing ...

Do not miss the best hikes in Joshua Tree National ... five free entrance days the National Park Service offers annually. Park Rangers hiking the Cholla Cactus Garden Trail Location: Twin Tanks ...

An enduring symbol of the Mojave Desert, Yucca brevifolia might be the namesake of this national park in the desert east of Los Ange­les. Still, it’s far from the only thing to see at Joshua Tree ...

This iconic park preserves portions of two spectacular desert ecosystems. The Colorado Desert in the eastern portion of the park features natural gardens of creosote bush ... On a personal level, my ...

A feeling of peace and rugged beauty is inherent to the southern California desert, especially Joshua Tree National Park. Fortunately ... sage and Munz’s cholla — found nowhere else in ...

Spanning nearly 800,000 acres at the convergence of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts, Joshua Tree National Park features otherworldly geological formations and is home to cholla cacti, endangered ...