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California: Joshua Tree National Park

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  • Parry's nolina ((Nolina parryi). Joshua Tree National Park, near Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler.
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  • Parry's nolina ((Nolina parryi). Joshua Tree National Park, near Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler.
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  • Parry's nolina ((Nolina parryi). Joshua Tree National Park, near Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler.
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  • Parry's nolina ((Nolina parryi). Joshua Tree National Park, near Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler.
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  • A juniper tree loaded with "berries" (female seed cones) in Joshua Tree National Park, near Twentynine Palms, California, USA. A "juniper berry" is the female seed cone, which has unusually fleshy and merged scales.
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  • The "Disney Panel" of petroglyphs in the Barker Dam area at Joshua Tree National Park, in California, USA. In a culturally-insensitive act which would now be considered as vandalism, a Disney film crew allegedly added some new petroglyphs here and painted over existing petroglyphs with bright modern colors to make the panel more visible for the 1961 film "Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote." The paint cannot be removed without damaging the original petroglyphs. "Contemporary graffiti at rock art sites interfere with aesthetic appreciation, degrade the archaeological value of the resource, and disrespect the cultural heritage of indigenous peoples" said Richard A. Rogers, Associate Professor of Speech Communication at Northern Arizona University in 2007. Most pictographs and petroglyphs in the park were done by the Cahuilla Indians who seasonally harvested pinyon nuts, mesquite beans, acorns, and cactus fruit.
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  • The "Disney Panel" of petroglyphs in the Barker Dam area at Joshua Tree National Park, in California, USA. In a culturally-insensitive act which would now be considered as vandalism, a Disney film crew allegedly added some new petroglyphs here and painted over existing petroglyphs with bright modern colors to make the panel more visible for the 1961 film "Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote." The paint cannot be removed without damaging the original petroglyphs. "Contemporary graffiti at rock art sites interfere with aesthetic appreciation, degrade the archaeological value of the resource, and disrespect the cultural heritage of indigenous peoples" said Richard A. Rogers, Associate Professor of Speech Communication at Northern Arizona University in 2007. Most pictographs and petroglyphs in the park were done by the Cahuilla Indians who seasonally harvested pinyon nuts, mesquite beans, acorns, and cactus fruit.
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  • The "Disney Panel" of petroglyphs in the Barker Dam area at Joshua Tree National Park, in California, USA. In a culturally-insensitive act which would now be considered as vandalism, a Disney film crew allegedly added some new petroglyphs here and painted over existing petroglyphs with bright modern colors to make the panel more visible for the 1961 film "Chico, the Misunderstood Coyote." The paint cannot be removed without damaging the original petroglyphs. "Contemporary graffiti at rock art sites interfere with aesthetic appreciation, degrade the archaeological value of the resource, and disrespect the cultural heritage of indigenous peoples" said Richard A. Rogers, Associate Professor of Speech Communication at Northern Arizona University in 2007. Most pictographs and petroglyphs in the park were done by the Cahuilla Indians who seasonally harvested pinyon nuts, mesquite beans, acorns, and cactus fruit.
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  • Snowy peaks in the San Bernardino Mountains seen above Joshua trees along the Echo T Trail to Barker Dam Loop in Joshua Tree National Park, near Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler.
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  • Barker Dam was built by the Barker & Shay Cattle Company in the early 1900s and later enlarged. The dam was bone dry during our hike in March 2021 on the Echo T Trail to Barker Dam Loop in Joshua Tree National Park, near Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler.
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  • 49 Palms Oasis Trail. Joshua Tree National Park, near the City of Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler. The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera, in the palm family Arecaceae) is native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves.
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  • A peek-a-boo view of the City of Twentynine Palms from 49 Palms Oasis Trail. Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler. The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera, in the palm family Arecaceae) is native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves.
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  • 49 Palms Oasis, vertical panorama, in Joshua Tree National Park, near the City of Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera, in the palm family Arecaceae) is native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • 49 Palms Oasis Trail. Joshua Tree National Park, near the City of Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler. The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera, in the palm family Arecaceae) is native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves.
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  • 49 Palms Oasis Trail. Joshua Tree National Park, near the City of Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler. The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera, in the palm family Arecaceae) is native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves.
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  • 49 Palms Oasis Trail. Joshua Tree National Park, near the City of Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler. The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera, in the palm family Arecaceae) is native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves.
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  • Desert tortoise. 49 Palms Oasis Trail. Joshua Tree National Park, near the City of Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler.
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  • 49 Palms Oasis, palm panorama in Joshua Tree National Park, near the City of Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera, in the palm family Arecaceae) is native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
    2103SW-A0535-564-Pano.jpg
  • 49 Palms Oasis Trail. Joshua Tree National Park, near the City of Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler. The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera, in the palm family Arecaceae) is native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves.
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  • 49 Palms Oasis Trail. Joshua Tree National Park, near the City of Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler. The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera, in the palm family Arecaceae) is native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves.
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  • Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park, near Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler.
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  • Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park, near Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler.
    2103SW-A0645.jpg
  • Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park, near Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler.
    2103SW-A0658.jpg
  • Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park, near Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler.
    2103SW-A0659.jpg
  • Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park, near Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The park straddles the cactus-dotted Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, which is higher and cooler.
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