The gnats and mosquitos were out in force that mid-June evening at our campsite, as was the Indian paintbrush, the penstemon, globe mallow and other wildflowers whose names I don’t know. The long ...

CEDAR MESA, Utah — The fight over federal protections for this desert region has reached a critical stage. Republican lawmakers aim to roll out a bill soon, but President Obama could pre-empt them by ...

Well after nightfall on a recent Friday, I steered my sedan through a barren patch of desert in southeastern Utah. Outside the windows, juniper, pinon and sage jerked in the wind. No headlights lit ...

CEDAR MESA, Utah – I tried to trick the weather gods during my annual fall desert trip this year, but it backfired. October weather is impossible to predict. The ragtag bunch I meet for hiking and ...