On the shortest few days and the very longest nights of the year at the winter solstice in the year 1775, on Dec. 20-22, Juan Bautista de Anza camped his expedition next to a freshwater spring in ...
Over the last several weeks, I’ve shared the highlights of California’s two desert national parks, Death Valley and Joshua Tree; both feature mild winter climates and intriguing typography; this week, ...
Have you wandered in the wilderness, the sagebrush desolation,The bunch-grass levels where the cattle graze?Have you whistled bits of rag-time at the end of all creation,|And learned to know the ...
Firefighters have fully contained a wildfire that blackened 187 acres in the arid eastern reaches of San Diego County, officials said Sunday. The blaze erupted for unknown reasons shortly before 12:30 ...
January and February showers have brought March flowers to the Southern California desert. A big wildflower bloom is underway at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, prompting the spring rush of visitors ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
ANZA-BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK, Calif. — For most of the year, the hills around Southern California are characteristically brown. Los Angeles’s Mediterranean-type climate survives on an average of ...