Two bodies found Monday evening in the Riverside County portion of Joshua Tree National Park have been identified today as being a couple visiting the U.S. from the Netherlands, according to the Huffington Post. 44-year old Agustinus (Guus) Van Hove, and his girlfriend, 38-year-old Helena Nuellett, were discovered within about a mile of each other inside the park. more ›

Says the video-taker, "Driving through the desert in Los Angeles county (Hi Desert) & spotted this used car lot. It was worth pulling over and checking out. I want the white 1971 chevy short bed with the 350 combo or the red El Camino SS. The tank van runs, I like that too." more ›

That quick drive to a Memorial Day Weekend getaway in Palm Springs was not so easy for some thanks to high winds and blowing sand leading to road closures across the Coachella Valley. Three major Palm Springs were closed at Whitewater Wash Saturday night as wind gusts up to 60 mph led to white-out conditions (see our video below). more ›

As a cost-cutting measure, "the California Department of Parks and Recreation has come up with a list of 70 parks statewide that it will close by July 2012," reports KCET. Of the 70, just 13 are located south of San Luis Obispo, however of those 13, six represent half of our Desert State Parks. more ›

The driver of an off-road vehicle taking part in a California 200 race lost control and plowed into the crowd of spectators yesterday, killing 8 and injuring at least a dozen others, reports LA Now. more ›

The USGS is reporting several small aftershocks in the Southern California desert following two moderate quakes that struck last night around 8 p.m. "Those temblors were followed by more than three dozen smaller earthquakes, which have continued well into Sunday morning," reports LA Now. The quakes are occurring in the Borrego Springs area; the initial two quakes were felt from San Diego to Los Angeles, however few people report feeling the many aftershocks, and there have been no reports of injuries or damage. more ›

[Update: Click here if you're looking for information about the Monday, June 14th 5.9 quake. The below info is from a quake on Saturday, June 12th] more ›

It may be Halloween, but it is also the anniversary of a major environmental bill that affected close to 9.2 million acres of California desert back in 1994. The California Desert Protection Act brought us two national parks, one national preserve, millions of acres of federal wilderness areas, as well as other special areas from Death Valley to the Mexico border. more ›

TCBY, or The Country's Best Yogurt, was once huge. All of a sudden "frozen yogurt" and "phenomenon" were used in the same sentence. It was nationwide Pinkberry-like insanity which predated Pinkberry. Then, of course, Pinkberry found hip neighborhoods. Today, we're right in the middle of Frozen Yogurt 3.0, and this model's an upgrade. more ›

The Official Recession has enveloped us for fifteen official months. It’s still no reason we can’t enjoy life. This is LA -- we have a ton of inexpensive options! A Recession Obsession is somewhere fantastic, whether times are good or not, because it's that damn good. We last obsessed on some Salvadorean pupusas and no-cook, take-home Korean food. Today, we... more ›

Senator Dianne Feinstein has long been a champion of environmental causes, but now she may find herself pitted against one major faction of the movement as she launches a fight to designate a large portion of Southern California's desert as a national monument. more ›

Escape from the city by camping out in the great wide open of the Joshua Tree National Park. more ›

Think your Super Bowl Sunday went sour? Try being a resident of Coachella Valley at kickoff time. According to The Desert Sun, more ›

Burning Man 2007 Photo Essay Part 2 more ›

2008 Burning Man Art Theme announced, The American Dream. more ›

In a couple of weeks I will be joining 40,000 artists, misfits, deviants, hippies, vampires, musicians, furries, and nudists to participate in the 21st Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. So if you happen to be strolling through Venice Beach during the week of Aug. 27- Sept. 3 and wonder where all the freaks are at don’t be alarmed, we’re all just taking a much needed vacation from the default... more ›

LAist - Coachella Desert Island Mix An easy listening sampler of tasty tunes that await you in the desert...... more ›