Joshua Tree National Park is a vast protected area in Southern California, famous for its rugged rock formations, wide-open desert landscapes, and the spiky Joshua trees that give the park its name.
A Joshua tree isn’t actually a tree—it’s a yucca, famous for its spiky leaves and quirky, branching silhouette that dots the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States.
Massive boulder piles, sandy plains, and dramatic mountain backdrops make it feel otherworldly—especially under a clear, bright blue sky.
So picture it: a bright blue sky, wide open desert silence, wind moving through creosote and yucca, and those surreal rock stacks glowing in the sun—Joshua Tree is the kind of place that’s both calming and epic at the same time.