Desert Vista by auntietk

Photography • Landscape • posted on Apr 06, 2014

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Joshua Tree National Park Southeastern California October, 2013 We came into the park from the south on the Cottonwood Springs - Pinto Basin Road. From that direction there's a lot of wide-open scenery before you get to the famous Joshua trees and boulders. If memory serves, these small palms are the only palm native to that area. Zoom is worth it ...

Comments (21)

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SunriseGirl

10:42AM | Sun, 06 April 2014

I can almost feel the sun and smell the desert smells. sigh....wonderful photo. :)

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MrsRatbag

10:48AM | Sun, 06 April 2014

I love how the desert tricks your mind; you think those mountains are so close, but they're not anywhere close at all! Beautiful capture!

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ichtvan

10:51AM | Sun, 06 April 2014

Excellent. I like very much the arid atmosphere of this photo.

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photosynthesis

10:52AM | Sun, 06 April 2014

You could have called this "Quintessential Desert Scene" - because it is. Some people find the desert barren & sterile, but I love the openness of it, the wide expanses & the unique plant & animal life. This photo captures it perfectly...

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bmac62

11:13AM | Sun, 06 April 2014

Beautifully composed and presented. As I view this scene my mind takes me back to 1962-63 when I was a 2nd Lt in a Tank Battalion stationed in the Mojave Desert in Southern California. At that time we could train anywhere we wanted in the vast deserts on government land. Little did I know of ecology at that time. Times have changed. These lands are no longer open to motorized vehicles...especially tanks...:-)

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kgb224

11:19AM | Sun, 06 April 2014

Superb capture Tara. God bless.

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Faemike55

12:05PM | Sun, 06 April 2014

Wonderful capture Tara vast and beautiful

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jocko500

12:37PM | Sun, 06 April 2014

this is wonderful

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helanker

12:51PM | Sun, 06 April 2014

What a gorgeous view this and I do like these little palms, that I will never get to see in person :)

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durleybeachbum

1:02PM | Sun, 06 April 2014

Such a scene as we never see here, unless global warming catches me up before I pop my clogs.

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jayfar

1:37PM | Sun, 06 April 2014

Love the landscape and the palms.

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Sea_Dog

1:52PM | Sun, 06 April 2014

Great composition! Well done.

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Wolfenshire

2:09PM | Sun, 06 April 2014

I lived near there once. It gets hot.

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RodS

2:36PM | Sun, 06 April 2014

A gorgeous vista you've captured here, Tara! The depth here is amazing. I can just imagine flying the Phantom over this scene. Although I understand there are odd things seen in the air around this area from time to time...

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