Length: 10.3 miles of maintained trails. Rating: Moderate. Elevation: 1,150-1,760 feet. Where: From Phoenix, take Loop 202 east to Power Road (Exit 23) in Mesa. Travel 2.1 miles north on Power ...

The beauty of the desert isn’t always apparent at first glance. As that old desert rat Edward Abbey wrote in “Desert Solitaire,” “There is something about the desert.... There is something ...

Your feet are going to take a beating on the rocky trail, so make sure you're wearing shoes that provide both support and traction." Another must-have is a map or guide: "Situational awareness is key.

Back in 1860, the Pony Express Riders charged across the West Desert of Utah, ... Real Salt Lake. National. Pick'em - Pro. Pick'em - College. Beyond the Game. High School. Stats & Scores. New.

I settled on a stretch of the Oregon Desert Trail near Rome — which turned out to be a dot on the map that I would have blown by if not for a lone business along Highway 95. After scaling a hill ...

Hikers cross the West Little Owyhee River while scouting the route of the Oregon Desert Trails in July 2011. (Jeremy Fox/ONDA) Detailed travel information for the Oregon Desert Trail, a 750-mile ...

The Desert Trail is a series of connecting links through the arid lands of the West. The initial segment was routed through Oregon's Pueblo Mountains near Fields, the the trail grew to include six ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah State Parks officials released a new map Tuesday that shows 30 off-highway vehicle trails throughout Utah. The interactive map displays several 40-mile round trip trails ...

Map of the Oregon Desert Trail. MacGregor Campbell / OPB “Your feet are not going to be walking on the same exact spot that my feet were walking on,” Clegg said.