Tulare Lake was drained by farmers more than a century ago, and it has reappeared only rarely when floods have reclaimed ...

Deep in California’s Mojave, two towns rose with the railroad and fell with the freeway. Bagdad and Siberia are long gone—but if you know where to look, their bones still speak. From abandoned rail ...

The Mojave Desert, which includes the Amargosa Basin, is already the hottest place in North America. Temperatures in Death Valley, where the river terminates, regularly top 125 degrees Fahrenheit.

I wrote of the Mojave Gold Rush and the discovery of the Golden Queen Mine that caused people from far an near to come to Mojave in hopes of finding such a bonanza as did George Holmes. The following ...

Wikimedia Commons/Niceley Calico Ghost Town in California In 1881, four prospectors struck silver in the Mojave Desert hills ...

From the rolling hills of Santa Barbara wine country to the winding mountain roads in Big Bear, these road trips offer a ...

From coastal gems to mountain hideaways, these small-town California restaurants serve amazing food that makes every road ...

Depending on which source is your reference, Kern County covers about 8,161 square miles. This makes it the third largest county in California by land. It's larger than Connecticut and Delaware ...

Victorville sits right in the heart of the Mojave Desert. This town has grown into a real gem for folks looking to stretch their retirement dollars. The cost of living here makes your pension go much ...

Hotels and and day-trip destinations in Sin City are rolling out bargain-basement deals on accommodations, parking, admissions and more. Summer is typically slower in Vegas, and dips in visitation ...

A Mojave rattlesnake bite is a full-on emergency. Here's where Mojave rattlesnakes live, why they are so venomous and what ...