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Joshua Tree Parkway   Leave a comment

Joshua Trees In Arizona — Image by kenne

THE JOSHUA TREE HAS AN AVERAGE LIFE SPAN OF 150 TO 200 YEARS
AND IS ONLY FOUND IN THE MOJAVE DESERT

When Mormon settlers first saw the plant they dubbed the “Joshua tree,” it reminded them of the bushy-bearded biblical leader.
When Territorial Governor John C. Frémont saw it during an 1844 trek through the Mohave Desert and they are plentiful along
U.S. Route 93 from Wikieup to Wickenburg. The drive, which is familiar to us having many a trip from Tucson to Las Vegas.

Posted May 20, 2023 by kenneturner in Arizona, Black & White Photography, Capturing the Moment, Information, Joshua Trees, Mojave Desert

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Spirit Mountain Wildflowers   3 comments

Spirit Mountain, Nevada Wildflowers (March 29, 2023) — Images by kenne

To see a World in a Grain of Sand

And a Heaven in a Wild Flower 

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand 

And Eternity in an hour

 
— from Auguries of Innocence by William Blake

 
 

Posted April 11, 2023 by kenneturner in Information, Mojave Desert, Nevada, Photographic Essay, Photography, Spring

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Red Rock Canyon Panorama   Leave a comment

Red Rock Canyon Panorama blogRed Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Panorama by kenne

The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is an easy 15-mile drive west of Las Vegas, Nevada. Located in the Mojave Desert with a beautiful desert landscape, but as a resident of the Sonoran Desert, I find the Mojave Desert very harsh.  Like most deserts, the higher elevations are much more diverse in plant and animal life. This image was taken near the Visitors Center. A one-way paved loop road, 13 miles long, provides vehicle access to many of the features in the area and to more challenging primitive roads.

— kenne

Posted August 24, 2018 by kenneturner in Information, Las Vegas, Nevada, Panorama, Photography, Red Rock Canyon

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