Joshua rides again

A very quick trip to the desert.

A good friend found a hidden valley with a Joshua Tree forrest tucked into it. 

What better excuse for a drive.

 

Joshua Trees grow about 2 inches a year and live, on average, 500 years.

 

 

 

The ghost of Joshua past...

 

 

Young tree...

 

 

Looking up...

 

 

 

Looking through...

 

 

A tree for the ages, prehistory to now...Not sure these convoluted, beautiful monsters are going to make it through the warming. They propogate by means of the Yucca Moth, which lays its eggs in the trees' flowers and isn't doing well with climate change.

 

 

 

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Thanks for looking.

I hope you enjoyed.