As creatives seek an escape from the big city, prices jump and cutting-edge architecture rises in the High Desert area: "75 percent of my clients are investors from L.A." By Hadley Meares Contributor ...

Here’s what I knew about Joshua Tree: 1) Gram Parsons overdosed at a motel; 2) the area’s national park is popular with hikers, rock climbers and ‘shroom users; and 3) it might be the only town in San ...

It’s no secret that the string of high desert towns along Highway 62 – Pioneertown, Joshua Tree, 29 Palms, Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley, Landers, Wonder Valley, and environs – has long been home to an ...

Never been to Joshua Tree National Park? Here's what you're missing, and why you should go as soon as possible.

Climbing after sunset offers a different perspective on Joshua Tree’s distinctive rock formations and desert landscape. The ...

Here are 11 wonderfully weird sights to explore in Joshua Tree.

Now is the time of year when I try not to brag too much about how great the weather is. Soon enough, my friends back home in the South will start posting on social media about ice, snow and bitter ...

“I grew up in Southern California and my family came out to the High Desert enough that I knew how amazing things were here. Years later I was working and living in San Francisco and found myself ...

You’ll see it just east of Yucca Valley, along the busy Twentynine Palms Highway, a mysterious sign with four huge red letters — MDLT — underlined by a fat arrow pointing north. It’s only when you’re ...

A short-term rental gold rush is fueling concern for the area’s signature trees and debates about whether the nature of life in the desert of southeastern California is changing forever. A new ...

Here’s what I knew about Joshua Tree: 1) Gram Parsons overdosed at a motel; 2) the area’s national park is popular with hikers, rock climbers and ‘shroom users; and 3) it might be the only town in San ...