Tucked into the far eastern corner of the state, near the border with Colorado, is a totally unique, criminally overlooked desert canyon filled with some of the strangest sandstone structures on ...

The roughly 3-mile loop through Palm Canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park offers little to no shade but can reward hikers ...

Painted Canyon is home to a variety of animal and plant life like smoke trees, painted bats, bighorn sheep, and desert tortoises. The canyon is also a favorite of scientists hoping to understand ...

In dry years, though, the mistletoe was bare, insects scarce. Some Phainopeplas surveyed the desert canyon from atop the palo verde trees but soon abandoned their territories. A few built nests ...