we still had a long day of driving ahead of us to make it to where we were staying for the night, but by the time we came to joshua tree, we couldnt resist stopping for at least a short visit.
Of course joshua tree is a huge park, and without paying anything, we could only explore the outer margins. But it was well worth the stop.
We didnt see the actual Joshua Trees, but I noticed how there were plants living throughout the canopies of these trees. Kinda like epiphytes, or air plants, tilandsias, perhaps? But they were everywhere! I thought that maybe that was even cooler than getting to see the fabled Joshua Tree, or.....hm, Yucca Brevifolia...
Actually, I didnt realize that Joshua Tree was Yucca...I reckon we did see some then...oh well...the air plant curiousity was what got me, and how subtle the colors are,,,until BAAM! some scarlet red cactus needles, or the bright fuschia blooms popping of the edges of those pancake lookin cacti! And the stark intricacies begin to reveal themselves out of the sandy wash that seems to begin with the inner logic of minerals.
Also, I finally decided to try the timer function on my camera...oh the elusive band photo...still tryin to get it.
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