About 50 people gathered in the Art Smith parking lot of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument on a balmy Saturday evening. They chattered and smiled as they took swigs of water ...

“Rants from the Hill” are Michael Branch’s monthly musings on life in the high country of western Nevada’s Great Basin Desert. Our seven-year-old daughter, Caroline, is a tireless athlete, while her ...

The very thought of getting close to a scorpion may sound scary to some. It’s understandable, considering that they have a stinger at the end of their tail and pincers at the front that don’t look so ...

Q: I have lived in this house since it was built in 1978 and had never seen a scorpion. About three years ago, there was a major road construction project a half mile away and that’s when the ...

Under the cover of darkness, scorpion hunting specialists come out to feed. Many animals avoid the desert heat by becoming nocturnal. But this also exposes you to new dangers. Mexico has the highest ...