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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

Amargosa Opera House carries on the legacy of Marta Becket

The launch of the 51st season at the legendary Amargosa Opera House, in Death Valley Junction, was nothing less than fantastic. Here,...

Amargosa Opera House launches new season

Marta Becket, legendary founder of the Amargosa Opera House, may be gone, but there's an exciting season of artistic performances being...

Marta Becket's Incredible Amargosa Opera House

When Marta Becket died today at age 92, she left behind an incredible cultural legacy, built through her decades-long creative work with...

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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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