Mojave Desert

It’s always a good day when you see a Gila Monster in the wild. Monster sightings are not common in the Southwest corner of Utah even though they are quite abundant in this portion of the Mojave Desert.

We talk with award-winning Utah essayist Phyllis Barber about her book "The Precarious Walk: Essays from Sand and Sky."

Southern Utah officials who want to build a highway across a picturesque national reserve say a proposed land deal would stave off major road congestion…