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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...

Give BIG Today - and Always

Today is the day for Give BIG fundraisers all across the country. It's the chance to donate to causes and organizations you'd like to...

Unity Home brings hope - and a chance for you to offer your support

Nearly one in three women experience at least one physical assault by an intimate partner during their adulthood. That's not acceptable,...

Election results from the hi-desert

Voters across the California deserts went to the polls Tuesday, possibly at lower numbers than expected due to the questionable...

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...

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,...

It's Time for the Hi-Desert's Premier Cultural Event of the Year, the Hwy 62 Open Studio Art

Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms, Morongo Valley, Wonder Valley, Pioneertown, Landers Oct. 17&18 Oct. 24&25 The Hwy 62 Open...

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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.