"Gunsmoke." "Pigpen." "Course and Buggy." "Illusion Dweller." All are among hundreds of popular, iconic rock climbing routes at Joshua Tree National Park, where a mixture of sly humor, almost ...

Mini dust devils form behind the wheels of my rented Pontiac as I motor 40 miles down Highway 62, away from Palm Springs International Airport toward Joshua Tree. The landscape looks rugged, with ...

Climbers flock to Joshua Tree from around the world to tackle the literally thousands of routes open to them. There are challenges for all ability levels, with more than 8,000 climbing routes, 2,000 ...

PALM SPRINGS (CBSLA/AP)-- Social media photos showing Miley Cyrus posing in a Joshua tree have drawn criticism from people concerned about protecting the iconic species - including the National Park ...

Within the pristine wilderness of Queen Mountain in Joshua Tree National Park sits a beautiful area called The Underground Chasm. Earlier this year, a climber noticed that the approach steps to ...

The California desert town's got more going for it than sunsets. It's a perfect place for newbie rock climbers to practice, which one writer learned her first time scaling its stone faces. I’m about ...

Joshua Tree National Park, of course, is flush with its namesake plant species. It is also home to thousands of rock climbing routes, nearly 200 miles of hiking trails and five desert palm oases. The ...

Miley Cyrus joined a group that is becoming increasingly reviled among people who care about preserving the iconic succulents that give Joshua Tree National Park its name. The 26-year-old singer and ...

Miley Cyrus is coming under fire thanks to climbing a rare Joshua tree and posting the pics on IG. Miley has yet to respond to critical fans calling for her to delete the Instagram photos. Truly, the ...

A friend of the man who was found dead in Joshua Tree National Park on Monday said Michael Spitz, 35, of San Diego died while free-solo climbing. Spitz was found dead on Monday after the National Park ...