Along the way, you can enjoy sandy beaches, caves and coves, secluded hot springs, and hiking trails. For the history buffs, stops around Hoover Dam include gauging stations, river-spanning catwalks, ...

This underrated state park offers the best of Nevada -- outdoor recreation, high-desert ambiance, and a respite from hectic ...

This small, action-packed lake in the Eastern Sierras offers everything it's famous sibling does - boating, fishing, camping ...

“The lake is estimated to have been vast, covering an area of 1,100 m² and reaching a depth of 42 meters,” explains Sébastien Castelltort, professor of Earth surface dynamics at UNIGE. As rainfall ...

The desert is calling once again as the Joshua Tree Music Festival returns Oct. 9–12 to the Joshua Tree Lake Campground, ...

The floodwaters that have created an expansive inland oasis on the usually arid salt beds of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre have ...

The struggling population of Mazama newts are finding a new home at the High Desert Museum in Bend and the Oregon Zoo in Portland due to their own climate becoming increasingly challenging. The newts, ...

The loss of the Great Salt Lake would be an environmental disaster with health and economic effects far beyond Utah’s borders. The state is taking action, but critics say it’s not doing enough.

As rainfall continued, the lake overflowed, carving out a 150-kilometer-long valley into the desert floor in a massive flood event. This giant waterway didn’t form slowly over thousands of years. It ...