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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

Jazz legend Nancy Wilson has died

Photo of Nancy Wilson by John Mathew Smith, www.celebrity-photos.com. Jazz legend and longtime Pioneertown resident, Nancy Wilson, has...

Some Evacuations Lifted, But Lake Fire Not Over Yet

Some progress is being made on the Lake Fire after yesterday's milder weather. A mandatory evacuation remains in place for Burns...

Lake Fire Updates

Note: We will continue to update this story from today, Thursday, June 25, 2015, with new information as it is received. For official...

New Joshua Tree Gateway Communities Visitors Guide hits the streets

We just had to leave the cover image of The Sun Runner Guide to the Joshua Tree Gateway Communities as large as possible. With gorgeous...

Sun Runner and Southwest Stories hit the country's largest travel show

The Sun Runner and Southwest Stories with Steve Brown, made their annual appearance at the country's largest travel show, the LA Travel &...

Southwest Stories set to start new season on PBS!

Southwest Stories with Steve Brown, the PBS television series featuring Sun Runner publisher, Steve Brown, is set to launch its second...

The Real Desert, with Steve Brown shoots new episode featuring Calmada Boutique Hotel in Pioneertown

The Real Desert, with Steve Brown, featured the new Calmada Boutique Hotel in Pioneertown, California, in a recent shoot. Steve was...

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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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