| Dick's Southern California Pictures | |||
| New photos added here 4/29/10 and here 10/9/10 - captions in red | |||
| Joshua Tree National Park Mojave National Preserve Other Southern California | |||
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| Joshua Tree National Park | |||
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| Desert Plant Life | Water in the Desert, Split Rock Picnic Area | Skull Rock | Giant Joshua Tree |
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| Eroded Rock | Puzzle Pieces? | Green grass in Hidden Valley | View near Skull Rock |
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| Arch at White Tank | Classic Joshua & Bolder Scene | Sunset at 29 Palms | Weathered Rock |
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| Sunset from northwest of Needles | Reservoir at Barker Dam | Water in the Desert, Barker Dam | Dead tree against granite boulders |
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| Nolina, also known as Parry's Beargrass, Nolina Parryi | Acres and acres of Joshua trees | Granite formations like this, once far underground, have been exposed by centuries of weathering and erosion | Joshua tree "bones" |
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| Rock climbing in Hidden Valley | |||
| Mojave National Preserve | |||
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| Joshua blossom | Tangled Joshua tree | Young Joshuas | Base of a dead Joshua tree |
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| Mound cactus | A closer look | Close-up of blossom | A baby pencil cholla |
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| Full size pencil cholla | An unusual cactus | Spider webs? | No - caterpillar cocoon |
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| Pancake cactus | White rock stands out in a mostly brown & red landscape | Holes were created by volcanic gas bubbles plus weathering | This area is high enough to support a juniper tree |
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| Spring flowers | A closer look | A prickly desert bush | Mojave yucca bloom |
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| Color in the desert | Flower? Seed pod? | Match bush, so called because its resinous branches are highly flammable | Barrel cactus and Mojave Yucca |
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| The colorful volcanic wall | Snow-dotted Providence Mountains beyond the wall | Fascinating shapes and colors | Waves of volcanic ash are frozen in place |
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| Approaching Banshee Canyon | Entry to the canyon | Hidden valley from overlook near upper end of canyon | Cliffs east of Hole-in-the-Wall camp |
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| Desert seed pods | The "skeleton" of a cholla cactus | Cactus blossoms near Banshee Canyon | More of the same |
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| These bushes with orange blossoms are everywhere | Probably a mound cactus | Joshua tree seed pods | Looking northeast from Cedar Canyon Road |
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| Front porch of Kelso Depot | |||
| Elsewhere in Southern California | |||
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| Interstate 5 Rest Stop near Frasier Park CA, February 2007 | The highway signs are painted on the pavement on old Route 66 between I-40 and Amboy CA | Graffiti along Old Route 66 | Ocean at Laguna Beach |
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| Sunset from Laguna Beach | Sand and surf at Laguna Beach | Century Plant at Laguna Beach | View down Laguna Canyon to the ocean |
| More on Joshua Tree Park Association Rock Climbing | |||
| Mojave National Preserve | |||
| Click here for links to Dick's travel reports, including trips to these locations | |||
| All photos copyright © 2002 -
2010 by Dick Estel. Permission granted for personal use only; commercial use prohibited |
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