Joshua Tree National Park
Very nice desert NP in the desert at the border of Colorado and Mojave deserts, with unique trees, rocky formations, surprising variety of wildlife and many walking trails.
- In Joshua Tree NP you will see a lot of... well... Joshua trees!
First few Joshua Trees, after which the park was named;-)
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This must be an old guy...
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Joshua trees are about the only things that provide some shade
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Trees and rocks make some amazing sceneries
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A gate tree
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Fruits of the Joshua Tree
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Detail of the tree trunk and branches
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Some rock formations...
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These are a bit boring, but there are some other:
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The Skull Rock - looks like skull but only from afar
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This rock looks more like a face
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Belly button:-)
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and, ... ahem...:-)
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Joshua Tree park is very popular for climbers - these even bring their own falling pads
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I didn't bring falling pad so I only went as high as this:-)
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So where do we go next? There seem to be some diagreements among the crew...
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Look there!
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Shoko is signalling something
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Finally we found the Barker Dam - swimming (in the sand?) is forbidden...
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So there is a dam, after all! In the middle of desert! That explains how come there could be so much wildlife
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Such as desert tortoise. The guide said it's rare so we were apparently lucky to see it. Credit goes to Imelda, who spotted it first!
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Look but don't touch
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As we were having our lunch...
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...a blue bird flew to us and started searching for some crumbs. Sorry mate, feeding wildlife is banned
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Lizards are of course omnipresent
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But there was also a rabbit!
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In a heroic attempt to shoot the rabbit (with camera!), Imel stumbled and sat on this: ouch! Fortunately she sustained no permanent injuries:-)
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But if you are careful, cactus can be very beautiful like this one...
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...or this one
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Old dead tree pointing in all directions
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This tree is alive and blossoming
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Time to head back: don't forget to drink a lot of water! Yes, sir!
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