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Sun Dappled Joshua Tree Mountains Time Lapse

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Sun Dappled Joshua Tree Mountains Time Lapse

Shadows and sunbeams dance across the Joshua Tree National Park hills.  The Mojave desert is so beautiful this spring, well-watered from our historic wet winter, and with much more cloud cover than normal.  This is a great chance to see the fully saturated tones and hues of the Mojave which on a typical day are very washed out from the glorious sunlight.  

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Joshua Tree Super Bloom & Panoramic Views of National Park

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Joshua Tree Super Bloom & Panoramic Views of National Park

The Joshua Tree Super Bloom of Spring 2019 was unlike any other I have witnessed.  The sheer size and geometrically perfect patters of the intricate Joshua Tree blooms and flowers are incredible.  I took several trips up this spring to Joshua Tree National Park in the Mojave Desert to document this incredible natural phenomenon.

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The most beautiful place in the high desert and the best place to stay.

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The most beautiful place in the high desert and the best place to stay.

  Pipes Canyon in the Mojave Desert, nestled in the desert mountains north of Palm Springs is a unique treasure of the high desert.  It's off the beaten path of the route to Joshua Tree, and remains a secluded outpost of horse ranches, cabins, volcanic mesas, rugged boulder outcroppings, and feels a world away from the Coachella Valley which is only about a half an hour down the road.  We were lucky enough to stay in the Black Lava Lodge, a recently built cabin in Pipes Canyon sitting at the base of the Black Lava Butte, which is a part of...

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