The Maturango Museum serves as the cultural heart of Ridgecrest, showcasing the area’s natural history, Native American heritage, and military connections. Their petroglyph tours to nearby Little ...

Bakersfield offers some of the most affordable day trip options in all of California. Most attractions cost less than $15 per person. That keeps your total well under the $60 budget. The city sits in ...

There are so many epic National Parks near Los Angeles, California! From epic National Parks to interesting historic sites and huge natural areas you can find a little bit of every type of park within ...

This left a gap in the fossil record, but Petrified Forest National Park didn’t get its name for nothing: The volcanic ash that burst from California’s Mojave Desert ended up in northeast Arizona’s ...

In early springtime in the Mojave Desert, Joshua trees provide one of the few foods available to many of the wildlife species ...

Dustin Mulvaney traces the current deregulatory bonanza that the Trump administration has unleashed on public lands and waters to the Wise Use movement of the 1980s and the Sagebrush Rebellion that ...

This desert oasis in Southern California is more than just a vacation spot—it’s a destination that captures the imagination with its stunning landscapes, iconic mid-century modern architecture, and a ...

Discover the Mojave Desert's location, unique climate, fascinating geology, and iconic Joshua trees. Explore facts about North America's lowest and hottest point, Death Valley.

Discover San Bernardino County, the largest county in the US by area. Explore its diverse landscapes, population, and rich history, from Native American tribes to its establishment in 1853.

Every year, Jackie Huggins returns to Carnarvorn Gorge – her mother’s Country, and one of six sites selected for the deep history digital project, Marking Country.