Textures of Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park is filled with rocks. Big ones, small ones, gigantic ones. Rocks, rocks, rocks. But it’s also the inhospitable desert where water is scarce and trees and shrubs struggle to survive. Intense winds spin and twist plants into the oddest shapes. Here are a few of my favorite non-rock photos from Joshua Tree.

Back flip.

Dead or alive?

Dried out.

Ghost bush?

Joshua tree bark.

Left bend.

Medusa head.

Not-yet-dead cholla.

Old stump.

On-ramp.

Red berries.

Right bend.

Root sprawl.

Scrub oak.

Split.

Teddy bear cholla.

Wind damage.

Wood splash.