Joshua Tree: The Golden Hour Edit
As the sun began its slow descent, my drive through the park transformed into a gallery of desert gold, captured in three unforgettable moments. On the way to Keys View, the light shifted to a brilliant amber, allowing a shot in which the low-slung sun pierces directly through the spiky leaves of a tree, creating a natural starburst that feels like the heartbeat of the Mojave. The rugged backside of Cap Rock has a green velvet floor from all of the rain. Finally, I pulled over to witness a solitary Joshua Tree standing in perfect defiance, its twisted limbs beautifully enveloped by a cluster of massive, weathered monzogranite boulders.
Keys View panorama viewing Palm Springs, the San Andreas Fault, Coachella Valley, and the Salton Sea.
Sunrise at the Cholla Cactus Garden. The garden was immersed in beautiful light while I was immersed in the prickly flora!
