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Desert cottontail hiding in the brush.
View of the trailhead.
Looking back toward the trailhead.
Barker Dam Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
Barker Dam Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
Water behind the dam.
Barker Dam.
Cattle trough.
Large teddy bear cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) on the right side of the trail.
San Gorgonio Mountain (11,503 ft) off in the distance.
Barker Dam Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
Petroglyphs carved into a boulder.
Barker Dam Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
Bloom of a Joshua Tree.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/20/2016