In late Spring of 1998, I made a whirlwind visit to Joshua Tree National Monument in Southern California.

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Some barrel cacti on the trail to 49 Palms Oasis.
Yellow wildflowers on the same trail.
49 Palms Oasis itself.
Yet more flowers. There's a tiny little Joshua tree in the center of the picture.
Flowers and Joshua trees along the main park road.
A cactus in bloom, on the Cap Rock trail.
More flowers, just growing by the roadside.

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