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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Summer solstice
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Arches National Park anniversary
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Apples ready for harvest in Minnesota
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Winnats Pass, Peak District National Park, England
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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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Guiding ships to safety
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Storks ready for takeoff
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In praise of the pipes
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White dunes, blue lagoons
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National Public Lands Day
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Bellissima!
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Antarctica Day
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Ardez, Graubunden, Switzerland
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Beethoven s 250th
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High above the reef
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Flag Day
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Southern right whale
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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May the Fourth be with you…
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Life in a North African town
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Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
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Everglades National Park marks 90 years
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Cherry blossom season in Tokyo
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Jasper Dark Sky Festival
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Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Glenfinnan Viaduct
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Okefenokee Swamp
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