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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Hello, harbinger of spring
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Happy Pride Month!
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The 80th anniversary of D-Day
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Sea fireflies at the seashore
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International Sloth Day
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D-Day remembered
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Autumn equinox
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St. Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia
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Clouds over the River of Grass
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A silent witness to history
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Rosa Parks Day
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Patriot Day
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Happy birthday to the Peak!
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1953 Mount Everest Expedition
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World Population Day
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Ring of fire
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Mekong River Delta, Long An, Vietnam
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Sailing across the ice
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Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
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Après-ski in the Dolomites
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Black History Month
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Waiting for the perfect shot
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A towering view of the Pale Mountains
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Point Reyes National Seashore
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Bellissima!
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All hail the king of shrubs
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In praise of the pipes
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Hoisting a flag for seafarers
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Of moles and liquid nitrogen
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