Palm Springs 3


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We found that one of the most interesting sites near Palm Springs was Joshua Tree National Park, which exhibits a wonderful variety of rock formations and vegetation.

Here's a single Joshua tree, which is apparently really a member of the yucca family:

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A forest:

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An erosional feature - the granitic rock has weathered along joints and left this round 'rock' perched pretty much in its original position:

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Another neat formation, aptly named skull rock:

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One road in Joshua Tree Park takes you to a high ridge where (on a clear day) you get a great view of the Coachella Valley, the valley where Palm Springs and surrounding communities are situated. On this day, the weather was particularly foul with high winds, rain, and cold.

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