"Deep Into the Heart of Lightness " a Joshua Tree National Park Travel Page by cobrioc

The grandeur, grace and utter wastness of Southern California's
Joshua Tree National Park.
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Brilliant light and brooding shadow, of endless distance and rich texture. A setting that's both eerie and unworldly, but also exhilarating and enticing. Here , you'll find rock formations the size off office buildings piercing of yellow, orange, tan and gold, depending on the time of day and the angle of the sun. Dotting the landscape in every direction are the namesake Joshua Trees.
Yes, it's a Joshua Tree, and no,
It"s not mainourished.
The odd-looking species posi-
tively thrives in the harsh
desert climate.

Visitor to Joshua Tree / the town /
aren't likely to forget the name above the door of this shop.

They're odd and mysterious-looking specimens that might be best described as part cactus, part palmetto tree and part tunning fork.
Early Mormon settlers gave the trees their name because they were said to remind them of the biblical figure Joshua pointing toward the Promised Land.