When people think of Death Valley National Park, they probably think of it solely as a desert wonder, full of painted rocks ...

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You’ve probably heard of Death Valley and Joshua Tree, but just a few hours away from Los Angeles is another beautiful desert ...

A recent death in Death Valley, where a motorcyclist succumbed to extreme heat amid record-breaking temperatures, highlights the perilous nature of one of the four major deserts in North America.

In Southern California, Death Valley National Park is a warm winter escape that offers lots of hiking, scenic drives, and ...

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When I was four years old, I learned to “breathe underwater” — not by scuba diving in a tropical ocean, but in a sink, my father’s stiff hands forcing me beneath the surface. I can still feel the ...

Between 128,000 and 186,000 years ago, when ice covered the Sierra Nevada, a lake 100 miles long and 600 feet deep sat in eastern California in what is now the ...

Here's how to plan a trip to Chile's Atacama Desert, with expert recommendations on where to stay, what to do, and the best ...

It’s a menacing name, and not one that all who love it agree with. Saying Death Valley National Park out loud conjures up images of an environment as extreme as the reality: hot, dry and deadly desert ...