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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

In An Earthly Manner brings desert history to life through art

Watch the interview with Chuck Caplinger at the bottom of the page! Artist Chuck Caplinger made Twentynine Palms his permanent home in...

Explore the life and works of legendary desert artist John Hilton

September 15-16, at the Joshua Tree National Park Art Exposition, visitors will be treated to a rare treat - an exhibition of the works...

Linda Sibio Strikes Again with The Insanity Principle

Photo by Sarah Lyon, from Linda Carmella Sibio's "Origins" performance at "The Palm Talks" at HDTS 2017 I've known Linda Carmella Sibio...

Hwy 62 Artist Profile: David C. Greene

David C. Greene, of Twentynine Palms, California, is a self-taught artist who made his artistic debut as a caricature artist at...

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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.