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Joshua Tree National Park is a huge protected area near Palm Springs in Southern California. It has two distinct desert ecosystems, the high Mojave Desert and the low Colorado Desert. It is home to an incredible diversity of plants and is characterized by stark, empty desert landscapes and rugged and colorful rock formations. The park got its name for one of the most common trees in the region: The twisted, strange-looking, bristly Joshua tree.
The incredible beauty and strange energy of the place has long attracted painters, musicians, and other artistic types. Today, the park offers all kinds of adventures, from exploring the Indian Cove Nature Trail to rock climbing at Echo Cove or any of over 8,000 climbs and 400 rock formations to strolling through the magical Cholla Cactus Garden, and much more.
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