Grab a map, load up on water and choose your own adventure at Mojave ... before the Park Service brought it back to life in 2005. Some pockets of the Mojave Desert see less than 3 inches of rain a ...

In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid landscapes: As many as 1,000 tortoises per square mile once inhabited the Mojave. But by the end of last century, ...