This is a Joshua tree--we saw quite a few of them along the road through the desert. Some of the rock layers near Calico were drastically twisted and contorted.
Sunset along the highway.
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"It is believed that Mormon pioneers, traveling through the area, named this tree after the biblical figure Joshua, because its uplifted limbs reminded them of him praying and waving to the heavens. Later, an early western explorer, John Fremont called the Joshua tree, "The most repulsive tree in the vegetable kingdom." This tree is unlike any other, and it does create atypical responses. The Joshua tree does not have growth rings like a normal tree, so determining its age can be difficult. But, most biologists have estimated the age range of these trees to be somewhere around 500 to 900 years old. This spectacular tree, protected by law, is considered a prominent icon of the area."
Source: Joshua Tree, California- chamber of commerce website.
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"It is believed that Mormon pioneers, traveling through the area, named this tree after the biblical figure Joshua, because its uplifted limbs reminded them of him praying and waving to the heavens. Later, an early western explorer, John Fremont called the Joshua tree, "The most repulsive tree in the vegetable kingdom." This tree is unlike any other, and it does create atypical responses. The Joshua tree does not have growth rings like a normal tree, so determining its age can be difficult. But, most biologists have estimated the age range of these trees to be somewhere around 500 to 900 years old. This spectacular tree, protected by law, is considered a prominent icon of the area."
Source: Joshua Tree, California- chamber of commerce website.
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