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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

Bernie Sanders Visits Palm Springs Tonight

Photo of Bernie Sanders with fans at VillageFest in Palm Springs, Thursday, May 19, 2016. Photo courtesy of Twitter user Kamber...

Third Edition of Popular Joshua Tree Gateway Communities Visitor Guide Coming This Summer!

The popular Sun Runner Guide to the Joshua Tree Gateway Communities visitor guide is being updated and prepared for publication later...

A most fond farewell to Jeannette Lyons

By Steve Brown Jack and Jeannette Lyons have served as theatre and film editors for The Sun Runner for nearly a decade. I had worked...

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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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