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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

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...

Joshua Tree National Park makes it easier for us to report graffiti and vandalism

Historical sites such as this one on the Wall Street Mill trail, have been extensively vandalized in recent months. With increased annual...

Joshua Tree National Park hits 2 Million Visitors

According to Joshua Tree National Park, a couple visiting the park from Inglewood, California and their friends visiting from Denmark...

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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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