Joshua Tree / Mojave Desert Photo Tour - April 25th “Morongo Valley & Joshua Tree”

April 26, 2013 at 8:07 AM

Today was the last day of our tour.  We were up and out early this morning as we visited Morongo Valley to do a nature hike and had great opportunities to photograph the many birds that make a home in this region.

Mid morning we left Morongo Valley and made our way back into Joshua Tree Park for our last day of photography before heading home tomorrow.  Within Joshua Tree we visited Hidden Valley, Intersection Rock and Barker’s Dam.  It was very windy when we pulled out of Desert Palm today, once we got out of the valley the wind was gone and it was a beautiful day.

We had some time to relax this afternoon, then this evening we had our farewell dinner.  Below are images from our last day in California.  Enjoy the photos and thanks for following the blog.

Boardwalk on the Morongo Valley nature preserve.

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Joyce focusing on a woodpecker.

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A Californa Wren.

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Birds nests can be found within the fallen palms.

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The perfect place for a nest.

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One of the many boardwalk trails within the valley.  It was a beautiful place for a nature hike.

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An Oreo at the bird feeding station.

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A Common Red Finch.

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Steller’s Jay checking out one of the feeders.

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Caught on the fly.

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Another Common Red Finch.

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The first area we photographed near Hidden Valley within Joshua Tree National Park.

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One of the many desert birds we encountered today.

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This is called Intersection Rock, many rock climbers come to this region of the park.

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This climber is working his way up the rock face.

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The guy below is actually taking climbing lessons.

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One of the beautiful landscapes on our hike to Barker’s Dam.

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Time to pull out the big guns.

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Barker’s Dam, this desert dam was constructed to hold water for the cattle farmers.

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This Platinum moment is for you Jerry.

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See the strength that Dan builds up once he has had a couple of beers.

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The watering troughs that were below the dam.

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This Desert Rat decided to pop up and see what was going on.

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They dig their homes close to plant life for easy feeding.

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This guy really likes the camera.  Check out those teeth!

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Desert Squirrel on the fly.

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Some of the ancient indian drawings that can be found on the canyon walls.  It was sad to find out that vandals have gone in and painted over the original works.

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Every Joshua Tree is different.

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Such an interesting combination of plant life.

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That’s it for the images on our last day of the tour.  We are up early tomorrow morning to head back to the airport.  Thanks to everyone that followed the tour as we photographed and experienced the Mojave Desert and Joshua Tree National Park.



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Posted by Jerry on
Mmmmm, that was good beer, sure tastes like another "Platinum" to me.. Looks like a great trip and thanks for keeping us up to date with your images.
Have a great trip home.
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