Thursday night in downtown Palm Springs is VillageFest, when thousands descend on a three-block stretch of Palm Canyon Road to browse, shop and eat. The eclectic lineup ranges from Nana’s candied ...

Emily Hochberg Joshua Tree National Park is an otherworldly oasis covering nearly 800,000 acres in the Mojave Desert ... park less than 40 miles east of Palm Springs, accessible through the ...

lush palm woodland oases and desert wetlands, which at different times of the year blossom with wildflowers. The Thousand Palm Oasis is a must see. Steps lead down to a raised boardwalk for a ...