Strangely splendid, the Joshua tree of the Mojave Desert captivated Minerva Hamilton Hoyt. A wealthy Southern belle and Pasadena socialite, Hoyt’s desert trip in the late 1890s consumed her ...

Organizers of a new art museum in Joshua Tree announced their plans to build near the national park — but there’s a hitch. The foundation behind the project has had its operations suspended by the ...

The artist Scott Kildall is waving his hand over the contours of a Joshua tree, just inches from its spiky green, bayonet-like leaves. "If I get too close to it, it will prick me and draw blood," he ...

Desert towns have always carried some mystery with lonely highways, faded signs and strange relics from another time. In the Joshua Tree area, that mystique lingers on with bizarre roadside ...

Join host Steve Weldon as he hikes the trails of Joshua Tree National Park. Join host Steve Weldon as he hikes the trails of Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California, and find out why this ...

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 ...