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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I am the walrus
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Everest s shadow on the Himalayas
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Hooray, hooray, it s Unicorn Day!
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Installation art turns heads
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International Kissing Day
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Barn owl, England
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How lovely are your branches
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A wassailing we go
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World Penguin Day
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What the hay?
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The tale of squirrels like Nutkin
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Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
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Kissing Day
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Mount Segla, Senja Island, Norway
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Dusky eagle-owls, Pakistan
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A different kind of dive
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An impactful day
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Behold the mighty Aldeyjarfoss
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In the Red Sea for World Dolphin Day
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AAPI Heritage Month & Lei Day
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Point Reyes National Seashore, California
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A view fit for a queen
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Books for children of all ages
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Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany
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World Lizard Day
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National Trails Day
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Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon
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It s World Bee Day
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Up on the glacier
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
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