Wilderness skills and safety instructor Jon Mincks advises against hiking during the day in the summer due to the severe dangers desert heat can present. Mincks says if you have to go out hiking, make ...

Lupe, my hiking Chihuahua, and I were finally ready to hit the High Desert hiking trails after a brief summer/fall hiatus. Our last attempt at summiting peaks in the Victor Valley was in late June ...

I’ve dedicated the better half of the column this month to the hiking in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, stemming from a camping trip I took over the first weekend in February. Late winter is the best ...