Next stop was Joshua Tree National Park, which is a truly alien landscape. The most interesting for me were the rock formations, but first I will show some shots of the eponymous tree (a species of Yucca):
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At dusk and the next morning, time was dedicated to the interesting granite boulders and formations:
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Then I visited the oasis named 49 palms. The water was not visible, but the abundance of palm trees betrayed its presence:
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The Western part of the park features a viewpoint from which one can see the Little San Bernardino Mountains (which look quite unlike the mountains around the so named mountain pass in my home country) and down towards Palm Springs. In the distance in nos. 51 and 52, we see the Salton Sea, a 'small' irrigation accident.
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