A new book documents the creative essence of the High Desert and the folks who choose to live there. This exclusive excerpt previews a few of the artists featured in its pages.

With its dramatic rock formations, vast desert landscapes and iconic Joshua trees reaching for the sky, the Joshua Tree area ...

In Joshua Tree, locals and business owners, including photographer Casey Kiernan and climbing guide Seth Heydon Zaharias, gathered outside the visitor center, holding signs and passing out flyers.

Join lifelong photographer Jefferson Graham as he shows you the most photographable places throughout Palm Springs, California.

He hosts photography tours around the area and recently ... small staff now has even less resources to combat vandalism. "Joshua Tree National Park is larger than the state of Rhode Island.