RHH's photos with the keyword: cottonwood springs

These are the berries of Desert Mistletoe, photographed along the trail to Lost Palms Oasis in Joshua Tree National Park.

It was mid-January when we were in Joshua Tree National Park and very few wildflowers were blooming, but these Saltbush seedpods caught my attention while hiking the trail to Lost Palms Oasis.

This massive rock, split by wind and weather, caught our attention while hiking to Mastodon Peak in Joshua Tree National Park.

There are many old gold mines in Joshua Tree National Park. This mine was operated intermittently from the 1930's to the 1970's.but was largely unsuccessful.

On our hike from Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park we followed a side trail to Mastodon Peak and visited an old mine site there.

Most of the Ocotillo we saw in southern California were not in bloom, but near Mastodon Peak in Joshua Tree National Park we found a few plants blooming.