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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

Please Don't Join us for The Sun Runner's 22nd birthday celebration on Saturday, January 7,

We regret to announce that we are canceling this event due to a rather serious issue with the restaurant owner. Apparently, according to...

Sun Runner Celebrates 20 Years of Covering Desert Culture, Issues, Travel & Life

January 1, 2015 may be New Year's Day, but it also commemorates the first 20 years of publishing for The Sun Runner, The Journal of the...

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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.
Please also visit our other publications: The Joshua Tree Tortoise Telegraph, The Joshua Tree Gateway Communities Visitor Guide, and the new Palm Canyon Paradise.