While Telegraph Pass is commonly used as a highway pass for Interstate Eight through the Gila Mountains, these very same ...

At an incredible 5,800 metres (19,000ft) above sea level, this road has been declared the world's highest and climbs up the ...

Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...

The ideal time to see the cacti bloom in deserts is usually from late March to early May. This timeframe can shift a bit ...

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia The Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is nothing short of magical. This vast salt flat, covering more than 10 ...

In the north, the Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth ... The nearby Colca Canyon is the deepest canyon in the world, and a popular hiking, trekking and rafting site.

Most desert safaris include the option of sand boarding, and if you want to test your fitness (we’re not going to lie hiking up that dune to get to the top is no mean feat), sand boarding is a ...

Naming someone after a desert can be a creative exercise to come up with very unique baby names that are not common to most people. It's quite the thing these days to choose a name that stands out ...

From true tales in national parks to futuristic stories set in the world’s largest ocean, these books touch on travel in new and, at times, surprising ways.

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...