A Houston to Los Angeles is a fun way to explore desert landscapes, quirky towns and get lost in amazing cities in Texas and California.

Saugatuck is that kind of place. This little lakeside town sits on the shores of Lake Michigan, and boy, does it know how to ...

More than 40 million people in the U.S. were under heat alerts Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

California offers views of the ocean, deserts, ancient forests, painted hills, snow-capped volcanoes and rivers.

Philadelphia and Phoenix will both fall 8%, and Riverside, California—the gateway to Palm Springs and Joshua Tree National Park—will drop 7%. The two bright spots are Honolulu and New York.

Joshua Tree National Park already represents the southernmost and hottest portion of the western Joshua tree’s range, according to Lynn Sweet, an assistant research ecologist at UC Riverside and ...

Two boys pose in a small opening between three giant boulders in Joshua Tree National Park. Climbing rocks, hiking, biking, and stargazing are family-friendly activities in this national park ...

Keeping kids engaged and entertained at Joshua Tree National Park is often a matter of simple pleasures like camping in the desert, watching the heavens through a microscope, or scrambling between ...

Joshua Tree National Park is often described as an out-of-this-world experience or healing for one’s soul, says Donovan Smith, the park’s public information officer. “With blue sunny skies ...

The Eureka Fire blazing at Joshua Tree National Park has reached 65% containment as of 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, officials said. The brush fire was reported around noon on Friday, May 30, in the ...

Update 6/3/2025 As of 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Joshua Tree National Park officials report the Eureka Fire remains at 214 acres with 80% containment. A chance of showers and thunderstorms through ...

Dire projections The Joshua tree’s lifecycle starts with what the National Park Service describes as “the rare germination of a seed.” “ Optimal reproduction ” of Joshua trees hinges on a specific ...