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Mojave National Preserve closures during government shutdown

Joshua Tree National Park to remain open

Some of our favorite Sun Runner covers

Thank you, and a fond farewell

Joshua Tree National Park to temporarily close Thursday

Community pulls together to support Joshua Tree National Park during shutdown

Government shutdown impacts parks

Jazz legend Nancy Wilson has died

Monument Valley Tribal Park closed due to Satanic cult YouTube stunt

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,...

California State Parks Plans to Limit Off-Trail Access in Preserves & Reserves

The California Department of Parks and Recreation has proposed a new rule prohibiting public access anywhere off designated trails or...

Tales from The Real Desert: The Crickets of La Casa del Zorro...

By Steve Brown It was on Labor Day weekend, 2013, when we were on a shoot in Borrego Springs for The Real Desert, our new PBS TV series,...

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The Sun Runner

Welcome to The Sun Runner, The Journal of the Real Desert, published since January, 1995. In 2014 we began to expand our scope from the California deserts, across the Southwest with both the magazine and our television series, Southwest Stories.
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