“The Joshua Tree” changed everything for U2. Released in 1987, the album took the band to the top of the U.S. pop charts for the first time and brought Bono and the boys their first Grammy Awards. It ...

Jeff Ohlfs began his love affair with Joshua Tree National Park a quarter of a century ago. The chief ranger of the park, Ohlfs has seen more of Joshua Tree than any other person posted there. “I ...

Over the past decade, Joshua Tree National Park has transformed from a desert refuge for climbers and artists into one of the most-visited destinations in the United States. Located just north of the ...

U2’s The Joshua Tree turns 30 this week, an event to be celebrated by a tour, a series of commemorative plates from the Franklin Mint, and a newly discovered Irish moss to be named Polytrichum ...

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 ...

In addition to camping in the national park, visitors can also check into luxury camping sites, short-term vacation rentals, or iconic desert motels. If you’re planning a trip to Joshua Tree National ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Famous for the tall, ...

Experience two of SoCal's stunning desert landscapes—the low Colorado to the east, and the mountainous Mojave to the ...

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 ...