Joshua Tree: Early Morning Glow...

Joshua Tree National Park has become my favorite desert spot, second only to the El Paso Mountains in my heart.

Joshua Tree National Park: early morning light...

This image was taken about an hour after sunrise.

Desert Flowers...

Even the thorny cactus has a soft side.

Joshua Tree: The dawn light...

...brings out the desert's true colors!

Joshua Tree photograph...

Sometimes, great images lie at your feet.

Joshua Tree National Park- cactus...

...just after sunrise.

I'm not a "morning person," but dragging myself out of bed during the pre-dawn hours is worth the photographic results!

Joshua Tree National Park: Scenes like this...

...from my recent trip to the park give me comfort on days like today, when I'm stuck inside due to the rain.

Keep exploring, my friends.

Joshua Tree Cactus Flower....

...shows the desert's softer side.

Joshua National Park.

Mojave Desert Colors: This is the season...

...for wildflowers in the desert.  Well, the season will be ending shortly, but I was able to capture these images in Joshua Tree National Park.

Desert Flowers...proof that the Mojave Desert can be quite colorful!

Joshua Tree National Park.

Joshua Tree...Dawn breaks...

Photograph by Scott Schwartz.  All rights reserved.

...at Joshua Tree National Park.