Joshua Tree Panorama
Filed Under local travel, photography
I worked my eleventh day in a row today. I wish I could just take a long weekend and head out to the desert or something. Oh yeah – I will be! On Thursday, I’ll be heading out to Joshua Tree National Park with some friends for a 4-day extended weekend! In anticipation of the trip, I put together a panoramic image from photos taken from the top of Ryan Mountain on February 19th, 2006.
Click on the image above to zoom into the photo.
I’ve been to JT quite a bit and all of the trips were memorable. The trip in 2006 was one of my favorites. The morning the panoramic shot was taken, I woke up early to try to get photos of the sunrise hitting the Joshua Trees. I walked at a brisk pace for about a mile away from my campsite at Ryan Campground. It was a chilly morning and I was hoping the sun would rise faster to warm up the desert. Then the most amazing thing happened.
It started to snow!
Just as the sun crested over Ryan Mountain, big flakes of snow quietly fell to the ground. It was dead quiet. I looked back at the campsite to see a rock climber standing atop a pile of boulders. In the moment, I almost forgot to take photos. As soon as it started snowing, it had stopped – but not before snapping this shot:
I can’t wait to go back!