Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA 10 Aug 2024

California"s Joshua Tree National Park, located where the Mojave and Colorado deserts meet, has been home to various cultures for thousands of years. Its earliest known residents were people from the Pinto Culture, who lived here from 8000 to 4000 BCE. Centuries later, this land was inhabited by the native Cahuilla, Serrano and Chemehuevi peoples. The park"s namesake, the Joshua tree, grows in a landscape covering 1,242 square miles. Despite their name, they are not really trees, but rather a kind of succulent. Native to southwest US and northern Mexico, they can grow up to 12 metres tall. Whether it"s hiking through Hidden Valley, visiting the Cholla Cactus Garden or marvelling at the Skull Rock, this national park has a lot to offer. By night, it becomes a stargazer"s paradise, as seen in today"s image. Whether you seek adventure or a moment of tranquillity, Joshua Tree awaits with open skies.

© Chris Moore - Exploring Light Photography/TANDEM Stills + Motion

palette

Today in History

King of the jungle? Nope
The ‘eighth wonder’?
10 Aug 2025World Lion Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Swedish wilderness
12 Sep 2025World Dolphin Day
1 Nov 2025Peña Roya beech forest, Moncayo Natural Park, Aragon, Spain
22 Aug 2025Rolling hills of the Palouse, Washington, United States
2 Feb 2025Alpine marmot
26 Jul 2025International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
13 Oct 2025Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
Blue as far as the eye can see
Castle in the sky
Where is this historical bridge?
Singing the blues
30 Jun 2025Asteroid Day
Masterpiece of acoustic engineering
9 Mar 2025The Shard, London
Nature’s blue wonder
28 Nov 2025Val Brandet, Corteno Golgi, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
9 Sep 2024Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
24 Apr 2025Spire Cove in Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska, United States
Germanys green heart
23 Nov 2025Fibonacci Day
This blue succulent has spirit
Stop and smell the Sakura
16 Sep 2023Oktoberfest begins
22 Mar 2025Happy World Water Day!
A curious little otter pup
12 Mar 2024Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
22 Mar 2026World Water Day
25 Dec 2024Merry Christmas!
13 Feb 2024Pancake Day
Good cold fun