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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

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...

Shop The Sun Runner's 2015 Desert Gift Guide

Stop shopping those generic big box stores! Find gifts from the real desert this holiday season and support desert artists and artisans,...

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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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