A stand of several large California Fan Palms growing at the Cottonwood Oasis, with a large ridge of rock rising up behind them. In the lower left of frame a group of hikers may be seen for scale.
A juvenile Common Chuckwalla peers out from the entrance to its home.
Looking across the land from Mastodon Peak. In the center left, a signpost may be seen that is the start of the spur to ascend the peak. Large areas of exposed and cracked bedrock may be seen below as well as a few mountain ranges in the distance.
Side view of a Common Chuckwalla half exposed from under an old rusted metal roof.
Mastodon Peak Trail
Joshua Tree National Park, California
Moderate, 2.58 mi loop
489 ft elevation gain
Hiked 3/27/24
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