From the archive: This story originally published at The Desert Sun in April 2018. The moment you turn off State Route 178 onto the dirt road that beats through the dry bed of Searles Lake basin, the ...

Where would one go to explore the unusual yet scenic desert backdrop from better-known films and TV shows like "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" (1989), "Planet of the Apes" (2001), “Battlestar ...

Recently, on a cold and windy weekend, I journeyed to the Trona Pinnacles, a few miles south of the booming town of Trona. The plan was simple: camp, snap some photos, and write a story about the ...

For obvious reasons, the corner of California known as Death Valley isn't for everyone. Put the scariest D word of them all into a place name and it will, understandably, put quite a few people off ...

The moment you turn off State Route 178 onto the dirt road that beats through the dry bed of Searles Lake basin, the Trona Pinnacles erupt like spires in the dusty distance. It’s as if they’re ...