“Yeah, Desert Sky - Dream beneath the Desert Sky”
A drive through Joshua Tree National Park might take a couple hours, viewing the park from the road. An exploration of the park would take a lifetime. Joshua Tree National Park has over 550,000 acres of wilderness filled with a variety of plants and animals that make their home in this land shaped by strong winds, unpredictable torrents of rain, and climatic extremes. Every now and then, man intrudes in this wilderness and leaves his brief, passing mark among the surreal geologic features that cover the landscape. Let’s go see what we can find.
Ok, maybe not the most clever title for a blog post, but did you see what I did there? Sometimes I just make myself laugh, which is a good thing. As Mary Pettibone Poole once said, “he who laughs, lasts.”
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It was great to be back in the park, my last trip being back in December of 2019, on the day of the epic snowstorm. What a difference five months can make; it was toasty on this trip. Here are a few shots that turned out rather nice, most being from the Lost Horse Valley area (except when noted) and taken a couple hours before sunset. I think the camera did a great job and will probably become one of my ten plus essentials on future trips.
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