To celebrate the final weekend of National Park Week, we"re at Joshua Tree National Park in southeastern California, about a three-hour drive from Los Angeles. This 1,235-square-mile stretch of land where the Mojave and Colorado Deserts converge was declared a national monument in 1936, then was redesignated a national park in 1994. That status protects a wide variety of plant and animal life, including the eponymous Joshua tree, which can be found growing mostly in the hills on the Mojave side of the park.
A garden of prickly delights
Today in History
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European Day of Parks
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A monastery in the mountain
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Porto Flavia, Sardinia, Italy
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Happy birthday to the Peak!
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Happy Star Wars Day!
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Cherry blossom season in Tokyo
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Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
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Ring of fire solar eclipse
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Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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River otters at Acadia National Park, Maine
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Gazing upon Portraits of Change
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International Day of Mangrove Conservation
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Independence Day
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National Mushroom Month
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Stuben am Arlberg, Austria
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
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World Whale Day
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Victory in Europe, 75 years ago
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It’s Draw a Bird Day
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International Jazz Day
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The smoke before the bonfire
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Old Fortress, Corfu, Greece
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Bodie State Historic Park, California
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Old man s whiskers growing wild
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Central Highlands of Vietnam
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A cozy winter village
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Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia
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Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil