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Joshua Tree National Park Wildflower Update Admission: FREE this week in honor of National Park WEEK! Free Admission through April 25th, 2010. The wildflower displays at the southern part of Joshua Tree National Park, near the Cottonwood Visitor’s Center, have recently peaked. You can still see abundant showings of yellow brittlebush blooms and chuparosa [...]
South part of Joshua Tree National Park Photos taken between the exit from I-10 and the Cottonwood Spring Visitor’s Center The blooms are just starting to open in the southern entrance to Joshua Tree National Park. There were scattered brittlebush, chuparosa, bladderpod, ocotillo and barrel cactus in bloom. The chia and dandelions were abundant and [...]
Joshua Tree – Hiking Ryan Mountain By Richard Chapo With the onset of winter, hikers in California turn to Joshua Tree in the Mojave Desert. Hiking Ryan Mountain is good way to see an excellent summit view of the park. Joshua Tree – Ryan Mountain If you’re looking for the best view in Joshua Tree [...]
I wonder how they found the perfect Joshua tree — the rock band U2. Did they just drive around near Lee Flats outside Death Valley until they picked just the right plant? Or did they have advance scouts? Joshua Tree was U2′s first No. 1 album and the 1987 Grammy Award-winner for “Album of the [...]
4WD Trip To The Storm Jade Mine The third time is the charm! By L. Bremner of DesertUSA.com This trip has been a year in the making. Last fall my dad (Jim) and I tried to get to the Barry Storm Jade Mine twice, but the Black Eagle Road was washed out about 5 or [...]
I tagged along with Team DUSA the other day, looking for Barry Storm’s “Jade Mine”. Storm was a sometime writer for Desert Magazine and sometime hunter of lost mines. He was also the author of a book entitled “Thunder God’s Gold”. It was based upon the search for a lost mine in the Superstition mountains [...]
If you are looking for something fun to do on a Saturday night, check out one of the “star parties” at Joshua Tree National Park. Once a month on a Saturday night close to the new the Andromeda Stronomical Society hosts a “star party” at Hidden Valley picnic area in Joshua Tree National Park. The [...]
Day Trip #11: The Cholla Cactus Garden By Lynn Bremner Location: Joshua Tree National Park along Pinto Basin Rd. The Cholla Cactus Garden in Joshua Tree National Park is a wonderland of Cholla cactus.
Cottonwood Springs is one of the most scenic spots in Joshua Tree National Park and the site of a desert fan palm oasis. I learned about this location from one of the Park Rangers whose eyes lit up when talking about it. She said it was one of the most beautiful places and one of [...]
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