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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

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...

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...

New Joshua Tree Guide On It's Way

The Sun Runner's Real Route 62 Guide to the Joshua Tree Gateway Communities has been so popular with visitors at travel shows and local...

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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.