Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent allegedly reprimanded by Interior Secretary Zinke for, uh,
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke sulks over the pubic use of science in tweets posted by Joshua Tree National Park. We've just about had it...
Monumental Moron
President Donald Trump is a moron. There is no polite way to describe our current president any more,. And today, he proved it beyond a...
Trump, Pocahontas, Indian Killer, and the Navajo Code Talkers
“They have neither the intelligence, the industry, the moral habits, nor the desire of improvement which are essential to any favorable...
Give BIG Today - and Always
Today is the day for Give BIG fundraisers all across the country. It's the chance to donate to causes and organizations you'd like to...
Move over NASA, Mad Mike's set to launch from Amboy
Don't expect Amboy to look anything like this come Saturday afternoon. Photo courtesy of NASA. Those of us who live out in the Mojave...
Nearly tripling national park entry fees not in the parks' or the public's best interest
John Samuelson was one of our more colorful homesteaders in the Mojave. He was a Swedish immigrant who prospected in the Joshua Tree...
Our chance to help save Tender Loving Christmas
One of a very few people who truly ought to be considered for sainthood out here in the hi-desert, Mara Cantelo, died this past...
Missing hikers an apparent murder suicide
It's difficult to imagine the tragedy of two young hikers missing in Joshua Tree National Park for months, with their bodies just found,...
Mitchell Caverns (finally) set to re-open
Well, it's official. Mitchell Caverns, closed after an incredibly short-sighted and disastrous decision made by California State Parks...
Timeless Borrego - Borrego Days returns
The 52nd Borrego Days festival comes to one of our favorite desert towns, Borrego Springs, this weekend. The festival runs Friday,...
