“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 ...

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 ...