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JTNP in the evening	A mixture of rocks sky and earth	This is world famous Refugio Beach 250 miles to the West of JTNP	A forest of Joshua Trees	A typical Joshua Tree
Other kinds of flora in the park	A typical Autumn day		Joshua Trees can grow almost straight  up	A natural spring, owned by a hotel near the park

Coyote camouflage at JNTP	The old watering hole	A mural in 29 Palms
This coyote was looking for food. Normally, a night time job for these animals, they had learned that the people driving the roads feed them. Therefore they were out wandering the roads on a weekend day. My guess is that auto noises attract them. Be careful driving there.	A rancher around the beginning of the 1900's built a dam to catch the rainfall in a canyon on his property. The water in the dam was piped to this rustic watering trough for the cattle. Ranching in the area eventually became unprofitable, and the Park Service bought the property or so the story is told.	Murals like these are located on a number of buildings in the town of 29 Palms, California, one of the gateway towns to Joshua Tree National Park. This particular mural shows the natural well and pond, around which the town eventually grew. The pond depicted here is now part of the 29 Palms Hotel.
Big Sur on the Pacific Ocean	Other California Scenes	The Living Desert Preserve in Indian Wells and Palm Desert
The California Coast, Big Sur area	The Living Desert Preserve a beautiful park near Palm Springs	A spot to rest in the Living Desert Preserve