Desert wildflower clinging to life...

Photograph by Scott Schwartz.
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...for the season is almost over.

Joshua Tree National Park.

May, 2015.

Life in the shadows: a wildflower finds refuge...

...from the desert sun.

Joshua Tree National Park.

Strange flora along a desert trail...

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I came across this interesting life-form while I was on the Berdoo Canyon Trail.

The colorful desert: Joshua Tree...

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...oh spring, how I miss you!

Mojave Desert Plant Life: Up close...

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The result of getting out of my vehicle and exploring on foot...

Along the Geology Tour Road in Joshua Tree National Park...

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Even in the one hundred degree heat, there is still some green in Joshua Tree National Park.

For more information about the Geology Tour Rd., visit trailsoffroad.com.

Joshua Tree At Ground-Level...