Joshua Tree National Park

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Created a national park only thirteen years ago, this pristine wilderness has been a US National Monument since 1936. Home to loads of flora and fauna, the park derives its name from the tree-like Joshua Tree plants that load the landscape.

Joshua Tree National Park 

Category: File - :Cholla garden.jpg|thumb|180px|Teddy-bear cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) at the Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park is located in southeastern California. Declared a U.S. National Park in 1994 when the US Congress passed the California Desert Protection Act (Public Law 103-433), it had previously been a U.S. National Monument since 1936. It covers a land area of . A large part of the park is designated to wilderness area; some . Straddling the San Bernardino County/Riverside County border, the park includes parts of two deserts, each an ecosystem whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation. Below , the Colorado Desert encompasses the eastern part of the park and features natural gardens of creosote bush, ocotillo, and cholla cactus. The Little San Bernardino Mountains run through the southwest edge of the park.

My trip to Joshua Tree 

10/25/07

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What are Joshua trees? 

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Joshua Tree National Park
The official US National Park Service website.

Books on Joshua Tree National Park 

Joshua Tree: The Complete Guide: Joshua Tree National Park

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Joshua Tree: Desolation Tango (Desert Places)

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Road Guide to Joshua Tree National Park

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