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Above-average rainfall has triggered a strong 2026 wildflower season across Joshua Tree National Park. From rare blue Canterbury bells to fiery ocotillo…
Your complete guide to recurring Joshua Tree events — from the Saturday farmers market and weekend art walks to live music at Pappy & Harriet's, bingo and line…
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A poetic exploration of daily life in the High Desert, from silent mornings and farmers' market Saturdays to line dancing at the Red Dog Saloon and the quiet…
Veteran rock photographers Harry Langdon and Jimmy Steinfeldt bring more than 50 years of music history to Palm Desert with Desert Rocks, a tightly curated…
The Joshua Tree region is not one town but a constellation of desert communities, each with its own character. This guide covers ten standout properties across…
The definitive guide to Pioneertown, California — covering its 1946 Hollywood origins, a walking tour of Mane Street's shops and galleries, where to eat at…
Pioneer Bowl on Mane Street is forming mixed doubles teams for a new locals bowling league. Sign-up night is Thursday, March 5 from 5 to 8 PM.
In Pioneertown's desert, the sky erases ordinary identity and summons a liminal, luminous event known as The Phenomenon. Once a jiu-jitsu sensei turned artist,…
La Copine: New California Cooking from an Oasis in the Desert brings Joshua Tree favorite La Copine’s veggie-forward, desert-driven recipes to home kitchens.…
Yucca Valley Airport (L22) is a compact Mojave general aviation hub with a newly repaved 4,363-ft runway and untowered CTAF 123.0 operations; on-site the retro…
Legend says Gene Autry held court in Room #9 of the Pioneertown Motel, playing poker until sunrise while filming nearby. Autry helped found Pioneertown and his…
Five minutes past Pappy & Harriet's, the road turns to dirt and the crowds disappear. Welcome to the Pioneertown Mountains Preserve. Here you'll find 25,500…
A first-person dispatch from the High Desert Art Fair I was born between a sunrise and a motel key. I learned my posture from the horizon and my manners from…
A 1950 correspondence from Flying A Pictures reveals Pioneertown's magical moment at the center of television history The paper is yellowed now, the typewriter…
Desert Futures: Inside the Joshua Treenial and the Vision of BoxoPROJECTS Dusk in Joshua Tree does a neat trick. As the granite turns lavender and the sky…
From Brooklyn Streets to High Desert Dreams Coral and her partner, Trevor, met in Brooklyn in 2017 and, like many New Yorkers, ran hard on the city’s…
Old Town Public Market held its Preview Night last week, and if the energy in the room was any indication, this wellness-focused cafe and market has already…
Maybe you've seen the Firewise signage along Pioneertown Road and wondered what it's all about. Here's the story: local residents are banding together to…
Twice a year, the Joshua Tree National Park Association releases something that looks deceptively simple, a digital flip book catalog of classes. But for…
After years of planning, activity spotted at Twentynine Palms Highway site Yucca Valley — After more than two years in the planning and permitting phase,…
The high desert offers a specific kind of magic—the kind found in the silence of a Joshua Tree forest at dawn or the vast canopy of stars that emerges above…
Palm Springs has a new jewel in its crown, and it's worth every minute of the drive from Pioneertown. Beaton's at Bar Cecil, which recently opened its doors in…
The Red Dog Saloon is packed on a Saturday night in January, but the vibe is different. There's a swagger on stage rarely seen without expensive tickets and…
