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Organizers of a new art museum in Joshua Tree announced their plans to build near the national park — but there’s a hitch. The foundation behind the project has had its operations suspended by the ...

Joshua Tree National Park is special. Due to there being no cell service in the park, you can really be at one with nature and listen to your inner voice. There’s something otherworldly about Joshua ...

Desert towns have always carried some mystery with lonely highways, faded signs and strange relics from another time. In the Joshua Tree area, that mystique lingers on with bizarre roadside ...

As the legend goes, it was 19th-century Mormon settlers who gave the Joshua tree its name, inspired by the plant’s bent and clubbed branches, which recall the biblical Joshua raising his arms in ...

The gangly, spiky plants that grow in the vital and sensitive Mojave Desert can live more than 150 years. But devastating wildfires have left behind millions of charred trees — actually succulents — ...

Locals and tourists driving along Twentynine Palms Highway toward Joshua Tree National Park have likely noticed a towering 20-foot cowboy statue known as Big Josh. He stands guard over The Station, a ...

If you’re looking for a grounding, quiet desert reset, Joshua Tree House Tucson is my new favorite staycation spot.

The artist Scott Kildall is waving his hand over the contours of a Joshua tree, just inches from its spiky green, bayonet-like leaves. "If I get too close to it, it will prick me and draw blood," he ...

The National Park Service is facing an uncertain future with the potential to lose hundreds of millions in funding as Congress debates the budget reconciliation bill to fund President Trump's agenda.

Palm Springs, California, blends mid-century cool with outdoor adventure. Visitors will find stunning desert scenery, a ...