This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Overturned semi snarls traffic on Highway 62 in high desert ...

Alison Kelemen, also of Pinyon Crest, uses the highway several times each week to bring food to her mom, who has Alzheimer's disease and lives in Palm Desert, where the state highway ends.

In the arid heart of the California desert lies Highway 80, a forgotten relic of America’s transportation history. Once a bustling, coast-to-coast route, Highway 80 stretches 2,725 miles from ...