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Race Jones
Photo Date:
12/01/2014
Exploring an arch at night along the Arches Rock Nature Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
Race Jones
Photo Date:
12/01/2014
Exploring the eroded boulders at night on Arches Rock Nature Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/02/2015
A bright mariposa lily seems to emerge out of dead stalks along the Hidden Valley Nature Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/02/2015
Blooming beavertail cactus along the Hidden Valley Trail.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/02/2015
A common chuckwalla lizard (Sauromalus ater) at home in the creases of a rockpile in Joshua Tree National Park.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
09/11/2015
Views from the Cap Rock Nature Trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
09/11/2015
The Milky Way viewed from Joshua Tree National Park.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/03/2015
After the yellow blooms, the creosote bush produces these seed balls. Skull Rock Nature Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
09/11/2015
Desert spiny lizard in Joshua Tree National Park.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/03/2015
Skull Rock in Joshua Tree National Park.
Race Jones
Photo Date:
12/07/2014
Ryan Campground, Joshua Tree National Park.
Race Jones
Photo Date:
12/07/2014
Camping at Ryan Campground, Joshua Tree National Park.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/02/2015
Plenty of dust and smog in the Coachella Valley, but the perspectives from Keys View are still worthwhile.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
03/03/2015
The cactus wren is known to make nests in the dense cholla cactus fingers. Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/03/2015
Jumbo Rocks Campground is a starting point for the Skull Rock Nature Trail.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/03/2015
An iconic Joshua tree along the Skull Rock Nature Trail.