Joshua Trees

Joshua Tree Backpacking

April 2018 I headed into Joshua Tree with three other dudes to explore the desert. With six days of water drops in place we took our time exploring 36 miles of the desert on the California Riding and Hiking Trail. Every day of the trail featured a new special slice of the desert as the landscape and vegetation transitioned between the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts.

Cactus Macro
I only took a small table top tripod on this trip, because every ounce adds up when you are lugging everything you need for 6 days on your back. This little tripod is way too flimsy for my macro lens so all the macro shots in this gallery were taken hand held, which is a real challenge. Luckily both my Sony camera body and macro lens have built in image stabilization, making these super close ups possible to capture hand held.
Cholla Cactus
Nice shallow depth of field on this budding cholla cactus.
Cholla Spikes
The Cholla in Joshua Tree were literally everywhere you looked. We didn't let them stop us from playing Frisbee, however.
Desert Cactus Flower
Super macro of a blooming cactus flower with the Sony 90mm G OSS.

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