Explore the World one Step at a Time
Explore the World one Step at a Time
100 Lizards, 2 Blood-Squirting Showoffs, and a Fire Scar In early May, our Community Science team laced up for a lizard survey along the Panorama Loop Trail at Black Rock Canyon, in the quiet northwest corner of Joshua Tree National…
Eye to Eye With a Rattlesnake When my Canadian friend told me she wanted to see a chuckwalla, I knew exactly where to take her: the Fortynine Palms Oasis Trail in Joshua Tree National Park. It’s a 3.5-mile (5.6 km)…
When the Desert’s Timing Goes Off In early spring I was showing a friend the Hi-View Trail at Black Rock Canyon in Joshua Tree National Park. I like this trail: it’s easily accessible, doesn’t require a national park pass, and…
I spent many hours last year in and around Joshua Tree National Park, visited many places between the towns of Yucca and Twentynine Palms. There are still a few things on my bucket list, so I’d better stop writing and…
The last 2 mornings were just amazing here in Palm Springs. Not that I want to talk about the weather much, but with the scorching heat throughout the summer and fall, the slightly cooler temperatures over the past 2 days…