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Horny toad hidden in the shade

desertthorn — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:15:20 MDT

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There were fights over property and even death.

desertthorn — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:10:27 MDT

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When they died, they died and there were no junk yards to call.

desertthorn — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:06:10 MDT

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Joshua Tree did have folks living there, signs of old homesteads dot the landscape

desertthorn — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:02:28 MDT

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Cholla up close and personal

desertthorn — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:58:56 MDT

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Cholla Garden, dont let these guys get ya

desertthorn — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:53:27 MDT

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View of Palm Springs from Keys View, JT, next day smoke from the fired hid the views.

desertthorn — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:47:53 MDT

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View of Palm Springs from Keys View, JT, next day smoke from the fired hid the views. - Picture037.jpg

Not another person in any direction

desertthorn — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:53:06 MDT

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Small trails go off in all directions, need to see where they go

desertthorn — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:49:44 MDT

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Sometimes the trails split. Which one to take?

desertthorn — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:47:13 MDT

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Sometimes the trails split. Which one to take? - Picture025.jpg

Nature's sewing needle

desertthorn — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:43:57 MDT

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Near Barker Dam, no water in the area but willow trees

desertthorn — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:40:49 MDT

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Plenty of cactus

desertthorn — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:37:39 MDT

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Behind the swimming sign

desertthorn — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:34:53 MDT

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Seeing this sign was a shocker - NO SWIMMING where!!

desertthorn — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:32:04 MDT

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Seeing this sign was a shocker - NO SWIMMING where!! - Picture009.jpg

Yucca in bloom

desertthorn — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:26:46 MDT

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Oak trees adapt to the arid landscape by having tiny leaves.

desertthorn — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:22:49 MDT

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Nolina - In the yucca family

desertthorn — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:16:11 MDT

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Oasis of Mara

desertthorn — Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:04:29 MDT

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Water seeps around the trees

Pile of Rock

desertthorn — Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:32:29 MDT

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It often looks like the great spirit just brought in a dump truck and dumped piles of rock all over the park

See faces in the rocks

desertthorn — Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:28:18 MDT

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My buddy George and his cousin found ET in a rock formation. He found it once and we never found it again.

Joshua Trees

desertthorn — Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:25:40 MDT

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Its not hard to see why this park was named after the Joshua Tree.

Shade

desertthorn — Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:22:22 MDT

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While Native Americans used the Pinyou Pine for protein (nuts) and the sap for tar and glue, I used it for shade

Do you see the steer on the mountain

desertthorn — Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:18:24 MDT

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Diverse flora in the valley

desertthorn — Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:15:07 MDT

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Hidden Valley

desertthorn — Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:13:20 MDT

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Entrance to Hidden Valley

desertthorn — Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:11:26 MDT

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