The trail goes up one side of the mountain, circles around to the other side, going up and down (of course) then goes down into a canyon where the oasis is located.
A view from along the trail to the Forty-Nine Palms Oasis.
There may have been forty-nine palms at the Oasis at one time, but no more. These are Desert Fan Palm trees, which can grow to 75 feet in height and live for 80 to 90 years. The Cahuilla Indians (pronounced: Ka-wee-yahs) used palm thatch to make their homes wind-and- waterproof. The leaf fibers were woven into ropes. Baskets were made with the palm fibers and sandals from the palm leaf fibers.
There weren't many flowers in bloom yet at Joshua Tree, but the few that I saw, were gorgeous! Found along the trail, this Canterbury Bell was about 12 inches in height and was nestled against the rocks.
A closeup of the Canterbury Bell. Beautiful.
Heading back. You go up, then down, around, up, and down... definitely a good workout!
1 comment:
Canterbury Bell, is beautiful. Great job on the photography. Don't cha just LOVE digitial photography!?!
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