From hiking trails to giraffe feeding, watching wallabies or learning about wildlife, Southern California's Living Desert Zoo And Gardens has an adventure for everyone.

Artist David Hockney used to cruise Los Angeles in his Mercedes. From the Chateau Marmont to Gemini G.E.L., we recreate his ...

Russell Scofield remembers when federal officials first started getting applications to build solar farms on public lands. It ...

With no lawns or mailboxes, Smoke Tree Ranch has long drawn some of America’s richest families to its Wild West feel and ...

The area that is now Joshua Tree National Park wasn’t always ... And with this many people making their way to the California desert, it’s important to tread carefully.

Shafik Wahhab for Desert Sotheby’s International Realty ... a patio with an outdoor shower and more palm trees. The A.D.U., beside the pool, is laid out studio apartment-style.

In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy.

Instead of being hosted by a city buried in snow, there will be golf, sunshine, palm trees and a venue that has caught the league's attention.

Burning palm trees are like “Roman candles ... and drier as it descends and flows towards southern California. Between the desert and the Los Angeles basin are the San Bernardino Mountains ...

Outdoors, the palm tree-laced grounds are showcased by a fireside ... moving back to their old neighborhood on the other side of California’s Coachella Valley to be closer to family and work.

The Southern California chain restaurant has applied for a drive-thru store at the Smoke Tree ... this time," Palm Springs Planning Director Chris Hadwin said in an email to The Desert Sun.