Joshua Tree: Flora, Fauna, Fantastic Fotos

 We saw these interesting lizards in the park, including the horny toad on the bottom right.

We also saw lots of blooming cacti and other wildflowers.

These cholla cacti were also blooming. We made a trip within the park to these guys.

Violet brought her good Canon to take night photos. Joshua Tree is supposed to have amazing stargazing.

The first night, we were at our tent, and the lights from the town were polluting the sky a bit. So the second night, we went back into the park after dinner, and it was cloudy. The clouds cleared enough for some photos, though not as stunning as we might have hoped. 

Anyway, here are a few of those photos.

On our final day, leaving the hike near the mining equipment, we took a dirt road back to the paved road, and happened upon this beautiful scene. Yes, that's snow on the top of the mountain.