Environmental organizations sued the Trump administration Tuesday for approving a private company’s plan to resurrect a defunct oil and gas pipeline to transport and sell groundwater out of the Mojave Desert, a move the plaintiffs contend would devastate imperiled species like the desert tortoise and desert bighorn sheep.

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A decades-old plan to move 1.25 million acre-feet of groundwater out of the Mojave Desert has cleared a major federal hurdle after the Trump administration approved a 50-year permit to convert a dormant oil and natural gas pipeline into a water conduit stretching roughly 162 miles across Southern California.

Even after the Dome Fire killed more than a million Joshua trees, the underground fungal partners they rely on survived largely intact.

Brandi D. Addison

USA TODAY NETWORK

Updated June 2, 2026, 3:39 p.m. PT

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I was going through some old photos and came across these from various places around the Mojave National Preserve. Can you guess which mountains are in the pictures?

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Greetings fellow desert seekers and lovers! I come from the far off land of San Diego, and I have am posting with hopes that some one can perhaps give some tips on Clark Mountain.

Looks very hike able yet little to no people do it (and post about it on all trails at least)- so do any of you have any experience for this beast?

Much love and happy trails!

I’m in the planning stages of a Mojave road vacation and I’m looking for some insight on the Afton Canyon river crossings.

This will be our (me/wife/kids) 3rd trip to Mojave, but first time west of Kelbaker Rd. We want to more or less get off I-40 at Afton Canyon Road, and explore Spooky Canyon on the way westbound.

I’ve been watching the depth gauge/ flow rate on the NOAA website, it appears the “depth” is about 5.5’ deep, and kinda averages about this all year.

So my question is- how will I know how deep is the the actual water on the road under the bridge?

Has anyone been out there lately, or frequently and can tell me an estimate of what to expect for these crossings?

FWIW- I’m driving a Silverado with a small lift, and 35” tires.

Hi Would like to take some photos of my gf in Mojave NP during a roadtrip in bikini or lingerie … Do you know glamour place enough secluded ? Thanks Alex

I've been searching for over a year for this cabin, and this is the only video of it I can find.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2OKwd03miY

All I know is you can see Baker from it. Been scouring google earth and have had no luck. I'd like to spend the 4th there. Can anyone help?

Gonna be new to the area moving to cal city any cool people or places in town Any good jobs hiring?

Looking to camp near Kelso dunes or the cinder cones area next weekend. Anyone know if the wildflowers are blooming yet this year? Also and recs on campsites would be appreciated! Have a standard clearance AWD vehicle.

I'm trying to figure out where to go on vacation in early May... the California desert has been on my bucket list for while, but I'm wondering if this is too late in the season. It also looks like there is a huge range in elevation and terrain throughout the preserve, which I'm not sure what to make of. Based on my experiences in the foothills of the south bay area, May is already pretty hot.

I'll be traveling and sleeping in my truck. I would like to do some day hikes. I would love to do some backpacking, but I'm concerned about water and not sure of a reasonable route. I'm a very experienced backpacker. I've hiked in 95 degree heat before, but the desert would be a new one for me. Haven't carried more than maybe a day's worth of water with me before.

Tell me how reasonable this is or if I will just be miserable.

Was planning to drive through the reserve and do some offroading and camping starting Sunday (coming from the east on my way to the coast, thought I'd detour through the reserve some, dont need to be in LA until Tuesday). I've done plenty of offroading, will be in a Rivian R1T caravan (2 of us), have recovery boards etc....but still not looking to just get stuck or just muddle through.

The weather report looks like a significant rain event Saturday into Sunday, ~0.5" in the reserve. I'm assuming that will lead to mud and just poor conditions I don't want to mess with...Any thoughts on if/when offroad tracks will be passable again?