With a wide variety of plants and animals, Joshua Tree National Park encompasses more than 1,242 square miles – slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island. The park includes parts of two deserts, the higher Mojave Desert and the lower Colorado Desert. It sports rugged rock formations and stark desert landscapes as well as forests of giant branching yuccas known as Joshua trees, fan palm oases, and seasonal gardens of cholla and ocotillo cacti.
The iconic Joshua Trees grow only between 1,300 and 5,900 feet in elevation and can live for hundreds of years. They do not bloom every year as they need rainfall at the proper time and a winter freeze before they bloom.
Joshua Tree National Park offers a myriad of photographic opportunities. This photo essay offers only a small glimpse into the wonders of Joshua Tree National Park.
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- Arch Rock Sun Star Joshua Tree National Park | Mar 2022
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- Joshua Tree Sun Star Joshua Tree National Park | Mar 2022
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- Perpetually Backlit Chollo Joshua Tree National Park | Mar 2022
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- Joshua Tree Sunset Joshua Tree National Park | Mar 2022
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- Chollo and Joshua Tree Joshua Tree National Park | Mar 2022
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- Pointed Rock Sun Star Joshua Tree National Park | Mar 2022
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- Joshua Tree Against Sky Joshua Tree National Park | Mar 2022
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- Moon Over Joshua Tree Joshua Tree National Park | Mar 2022
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- Joshua Tree Moonrise Joshua Tree National Park | Mar 2022
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- Milky Way Over Penguin Rock Joshua Tree National Park | Mar 2022
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- Penguin Rock Sunrise Joshua Tree National Park | Mar 2022
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- Joshua Tree Blossom Joshua Tree National Park | Mar 2022
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- Moon Over Rocks Joshua Tree National Park | Mar 2022
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- Joshua Tree Silhouette Joshua Tree National Park | Mar 2022
