Hidden in the harsh beauty of the California desert lies Camp Iron Mountain, a key site in the Desert Training Center where U.S. troops prepared for the battlefields of WWII. From tank tracks to ...

Adventure seekers venture to the Mojave Desert for all manner of ... or trekked across snowy mountain peaks on hikes all throughout California, but have you ever hiked 600-foot-high sand dunes?

Covering more than 25 million acres — about a fourth of California — the geologically diverse California Desert Conservation Area includes sand dunes, canyons, dry lakes, 90 mountain ranges, and 65 ...

The monument is a biologically diverse gem: golden eagles, Swainson’s hawks and prairie falcons soar through the clear blue skies, while mountain lions, bighorn sheep, coyotes and bobcats traverse its ...