The free-roaming, prolific breeders adapted to the Sonoran Desert ... see wild burros on this part of the Black Canyon Trail. Here's where to go The four-legged “spirits of the West” can ...

A young-at-heart city with Old West ... banks where wild horses cool off. Riding on horses of the less wild type is another fun way to get some exercise while soaking up the pure desert air ...

Lemmon, where desert heat disappears into pine forests and temperate climates. Saguaro National Park, split into east and west districts, boasts the iconic cacti for which the region is famous.

The annual green-to-golden transition of San Diego’s wild grasslands starts ... Reserve in the Santa Ana Mountains west of Temecula. The Anza-Borrego Desert State Park flowers will be at their ...