As a matter of fact, an ordinary desert supports a much greater variety of plants than does either a forest or a prairie. ~ Ellsworth Huntington

Date: March 23, 2012 
Place: Joshua Tree National Park


We went on a fieldtrip and along the way we saw ...

Pinion Pine {single needle clusters}

Yucca Plants

The Iconic Joshua Tree

A flowering bloom on a Joshua Tree

Juniper

Teddy Bear Cholla

A Camouflaged Jackrabbit {look for long ears dead center}

A Side Blotched Lizard

A Black Lizard

A view out towards Palm Springs

The essence of life in a desert ...

Wonder Rocks

The desert. Some think it wretched and seemingly useless. For all its harshness, the desert is a land of surprising variety and complexity, a land of extreme fragility.

{Quotation taken from Joshua Tree National Park Information Page}