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The ultimate adventure guide
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
09/26/2014
Coyote footprints in the caked mud, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/24/2016
Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris) along the Fortynine Palms Oasis Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
Race Jones
Photo Date:
12/01/2014
Arches Rock Nature Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/19/2016
Night campfire at Jumbo Rocks Campground in Joshua Tree National Park.
Kyler Smith
Photo Date:
12/19/2015
Southern Phoenix below the Pyramid Trail.
Kyler Smith
Photo Date:
11/24/2014
Looking down at Summit Road on South Mountain, near Phoenix.
Jamie Feola
Photo Date:
03/07/2015
Great views over the Phoenix metro area from Camelback Mountain.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/13/2016
Hiking to the summit of the 600-foot-tall dune in Kelso Sand Dunes.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/21/2014
Night skies at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park.
Robyn Anderson
Photo Date:
03/23/2010
Small lizard on the boardwalk to Salt Creek in Death Valley National Park.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
09/20/2014
Barrel and cholla cacti in Anza-Borrego State Desert Park.
Robyn Anderson
Photo Date:
03/23/2010
Mysterious rocks that evidently move across the mud flat at the Racetrack in Death Valley.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/24/2014
Heading to the Artist's Palette in Death Valley National Park.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/07/2015
A coyote at Death Valley National Park.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
02/14/2015
Perched in the hills outside of Tucson, Saguaro National Park is very accessible.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
02/13/2015
Want to explore the desert? Just step out from your campsite at Gilbert Ray Campground!
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/21/2014
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park.