I have a very clear memory from childhood of hiking with my family through a sandy desert wash in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, the sun beating down as we trudged through the thick terrain. It ...

The roughly 3-mile loop through Palm Canyon in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park offers little to no shade but can reward hikers with a rushing spring ...

Date palms, the hallmark species of the oasis, are drought and heat resistant, and grow readily in the desert wherever there’s water close to the surface. But it takes huge amounts of labor and ...