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Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/20/2016
Desert spiny lizard (Sceloporus magister) at Cottonwood Springs.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/20/2016
Mojave yucca (Yucca schidigera) along the Cottonwood Springs Nature Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/20/2016
Chuckwalla cholla (Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis) along the Cottonwood Springs Nature Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/20/2016
California fan palms (Washingtonia filifera) within the Cottonwood Springs Oasis.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/24/2016
Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris) along the Fortynine Palms Oasis Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/24/2016
Fortynine Palms Oasis in the Fortynine Palms Canyon.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/25/2016
Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris) along the Indian Cove Nature Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/25/2016
View back toward Indian Cove Campground from the Indian Cove Nature Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/20/2016
Ruins of the old Wonderland Ranch along the Wall Street Mill Hike.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/20/2016
Old car near the Wonderland Ranch along the Wall Street Mill Hike.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/20/2016
View south along the Wall Street Mill Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/20/2016
Chuckwalla cholla (Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis).
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/02/2015
A bright mariposa lily seems to emerge out of dead stalks, seen on the Hidden Valley Nature Trail.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/02/2015
The Hidden Valley Nature Trail winds through incredible rock piles.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
09/11/2015
View from the begining of Cap Rock Nature Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/23/2016
Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris), seen along the Ryan Ranch Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/23/2016
Mojave mound cactus (Echinocereus mojavensis) along the Lost Horse Loop Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/23/2016
Lost Horse Mine.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/03/2015
Skull rock is also accessible by a roadside path.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/03/2015
Rockpiles along the Skull Rock Nature Trail.
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
Arches Rock Nature Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
Race Jones
Photo Date:
12/01/2014
Boulders balanced under an arch along Arches Rock Nature Trail.
Josh Enold
Photo Date:
03/16/2016
Bloom of a Joshua Tree.
Josh Enold
Photo Date:
03/16/2016
Desert cottontail hiding in the brush.
Josh Enold
Photo Date:
03/16/2016
Petroglyphs carved into a boulder along the Barker Dam Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/16/2016
Looking out west from the Ryan Mountain Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/16/2016
View west to San Jacinto Peak (10,804 ft) from Ryan Mountain.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/16/2016
Hikers along the Ryan Mountain Trail.