Joshua Tree Nov 2002

The jojoba is valued for the oil from its seeds. The oil is mainly used for lotions, shampoos, and conditioners because of its antisebum properties.

Evergreen berries.

The trail is actually a wash; small grains of granite between sand and pebbles in size.

Chollu cactus. There are thousands of these in the Colorado desert.

Green lichens on granite.

Joshua tree, from which the park takes its name.