"Gunsmoke." "Pigpen." "Course and Buggy." "Illusion Dweller." All are among hundreds of popular, iconic rock climbing routes at Joshua Tree National Park, where a mixture of sly humor, almost ...

Within the pristine wilderness of Queen Mountain in Joshua Tree National Park sits a beautiful area called The Underground Chasm. Earlier this year, a climber noticed that the approach steps to ...

PALM SPRINGS (CBSLA/AP)-- Social media photos showing Miley Cyrus posing in a Joshua tree have drawn criticism from people concerned about protecting the iconic species - including the National Park ...

Climbers flock to Joshua Tree from around the world to tackle the literally thousands of routes open to them. There are challenges for all ability levels, with more than 8,000 climbing routes, 2,000 ...

Miley Cyrus joined a group that is becoming increasingly reviled among people who care about preserving the iconic succulents that give Joshua Tree National Park its name. The 26-year-old singer and ...

Joshua Tree National Park, of course, is flush with its namesake plant species. It is also home to thousands of rock climbing routes, nearly 200 miles of hiking trails and five desert palm oases. The ...

A friend of the man who was found dead in Joshua Tree National Park on Monday said Michael Spitz, 35, of San Diego died while free-solo climbing. Spitz was found dead on Monday after the National Park ...

A San Diego teacher has died after falling while rock-climbing at the Joshua Tree National Park in California. Michael Spitz, aged 35, fell during a climb around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Sentinel ...

NORTH COUNTYNORTH COUNTY — A North County high school teacher was found dead this week after an apparent climbing accident in Joshua Tree National Park, according to the National Park Service and ...