Deserts

Destination: Arizona
Look beyond the sprawl and congestion of this desert state with books from Wallace Stegner, Geronimo and Barbara Kingsolver -- and an unlikely guide to the Grand Canyon.
Sad-eyed ladies of the drylands
A hot ticket in Beijing: The International Conference on Women and Desertification.
Death in the desert
Mexican migrants are dying at record rates as they try to cross treacherous desert into Arizona. Critics blame the U.S. government -- and they're preparing to sue.
"Stolen Lives"
After a fairy-tale upbringing as the adopted daughter of Moroccan King Muhammad V, Malika Oufkir was imprisoned in desert jails for over 20 years after her father's coup against the king's heir failed.
Gucci asks the hard questions
The company's latest ad seems to be about the desert, America and where we are willing to go.
Iran backs its camels with cash
The government now offers insurance for the valuable beasts.
Be your own donkey
On an innocent walk into the Libyan Desert, our correspondent discovers just how easily fancied adventures can turn into real ones.
The Mojave Phone Booth
How a windswept, bullet hole-ridden telephone became a legend in its own time.
Epiphany at Joshua Tree
A woman confronts her painful past on an Outward Bound pilgrimage into the heart of fear.
Flaming man
Queer erotics has its place in the sun at Burning Man's utopia. How fitting that the sun got too hot.
Millennial Brigadoon
The annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert invents a hyper-real space, a republic of drugs, nudity and spectacle.
Once upon a time in the Sinai desert
An impetuous camel safari with two Bedouin guides opens up an enduring ancient world.
Time for One Thing: Acupuncture
Acupuncture. My muscles relax. My eyes close. There is no real pain, just the apprehension of pain.
A desert affair
A solitary night in the Sinai turns into an eerie and magical encounter. By Tehila Lieberman. Excerpted from 'Travelers Tales: Women in the Wild.'
Paradise found
Tracy Johnston discovers the still unspoiled oasis of Siwa in the Egyptian desert.
Desert Places
Megan Harlan reviews "Desert Places" by Robyn Davidson.

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