While it is often overlooked, this entrance to Joshua Tree National Park offers visitors a chance to explore the beautiful ...

Along the dusty stretch of Route 66 between Barstow and Victorville lies Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch, a whimsical two‑acre forest of glass and metal that captures the magic of the Mojave Desert.

Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch: In many ways, it looks exactly like you’d expect it to — a sprawling collection of green, blue, brown and clear bottles, artistically assembled into towering ...

Airbnbs in the desert, whether in Joshua Tree, Palm Springs, or Sedona, usually symbolize a specific, solitary fantasy: of digital detoxing, of reconnecting with nature, of going off the grid. And ...

Beyond the overflow of human waste and garbage, visitors have also cut down Joshua trees, left graffiti, and gone off-roading through "pristine desert," according to park superintendent David Smith.

"This is just going to sit like a gem in the desert, someday after I'm gone,” Long said. Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch is located at 24266 National Trails Hwy in Oro Grande. For more information ...

If you can't make it up to the high desert, you're in luck: Wine & Rock Shop is popping up at Palm Springs wine bar Dead or Alive from 5 to 8 p.m. on March 17. To find out more, DESERT magazine ...