ocotillo sunrise – joshua tree national park
Tag: joshua tree national park
cholla and morning sun
When you think of Joshua Tree National Park you naturally think of joshua trees and rock formations and rock climbing. That’s what the park is known for.
Joshua Tree sits on the transition zone of two deserts. The north side, the more well known side with the rocks and joshua trees is in the Mojave Desert. The south side is in the Colorado Desert, a sub-desert of the Sonoran. It’s an area of chollas and ocotillos and canyons and rocky mountain slopes. There are no joshua trees in the southern half.
The south side of Joshua Tree National Park, though not unknown, isn’t as well traveled as the north side. Other than the highway through the park there are few roads there. It’s largely wilderness and hiking trails. I live along the southern boundary of the park. I can step out my door and walk right in. It’s where I wander and take pictures most every day.
desert photography prints
I’m offering up a selection of my photos on Fine Art America. They are black and white photographs, mostly of the southern side of Joshua Tree National Park and the surrounding desert. The details are here on the prints page.
desert topographics 