His poems bridge the gap between nature’s wild expanse and the private space of one’s imagination.

Southern California is rightfully famous for its year-round sunshine and breathtaking, secluded beaches like Point Dume State Beach. It's also hailed as the "citrus capital of the world," with the ...

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Imagine a scene in a movie about the Old West, where the characters are in a desperate search for water in the desert, stumbling across a barren landscape under a scorching sun, and carrying an empty ...

Mojave rattlesnakes are common in Arizona's south and west deserts. Mojave rattlesnakes are not typically aggressive but will strike if threatened. Their venom is neurotoxic, affecting the nervous ...

A federal judge has partly ruled in favor of environmental groups challenging what one called a vast "spaghetti" network of popular off-road vehicle routes in the Mojave Desert, which they charge are ...

Sneaking through the southwestern United States and Mexican deserts, the Mojave rattlesnake has a dreaded reputation as being one of the most venomous snakes in the world. Having the powerful ...