Star trails and Arch Rock. Polaris, the North Star, is at the center of the circular arc star trails as they pass above this natural stone archway in Joshua Tree National Park.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26794
Boulders and stars, moonlight in Joshua Tree National Park. The moon gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 27716
Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park. A natural stone arch in the White Tank area of Joshua Tree N.P.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26748
Ocotillo ablaze with springtime flowers. Ocotillo is a dramatic succulent, often confused with cactus, that is common throughout the desert regions of American southwest.
Species: Ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 09161
Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26743
Milky Way over Arch Rock, planet Venus framed with the arch, at astronomical twilight, Joshua Tree National Park.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 29198
Panorama dimensions: 9335 x 12912
Lunar corona, or moon halo, also known as lunar nimbus, icebow or gloriole, occurring 22 degrees around the moon. Observed during the full lunar eclipse of April 14/15 2014. Planet Mars at upper right, blue star Spica to the right of the moon.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 29229
Parry's Nolina, or Giant Nolina, a flowering plant native to southern California and Arizona founds in deserts and mountains to 6200'. It can reach 6' in height with its flowering inflorescence reaching 12'.
Species: Parry's nolina, Nolina parryi
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26727
Sunrise and flowering plant, a beautiful desert southwest scene in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26729
Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park. Barker Dam, also known as the Big Horn Dam, is a water-storage facility located in Joshua Tree National Park in California. The dam was constructed by early cattlemen and ranchers. It is situated between Queen Valley and the Wonderland of Rocks near the Wall Street Mill and is a gathering place for desert wildlife.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26731
Panorama dimensions: 5645 x 10823
Lunar Eclipse and blood red moon sequence, stars, astronomical twilight, composite image, Joshua Tree National Park, April 14/15 2014.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 29202
Full lunar eclipse, blood red moon, with blue star Spica (right of moon) and planet Mars (top right), over Joshua Tree National Park, April 14/15, 2014.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 29205