约书亚树国家公园，加利福尼亚州，美国 Joshua Tree National Park, California (© Chris Moore - Exploring Light Photography/TANDEM Stills + Motion)

约书亚树国家公园，加利福尼亚州，美国 Joshua Tree National Park, California (© Chris Moore - Exploring Light Photography/TANDEM Stills + Motion)

星空下的约书亚树 Joshua under a starry blanket

约书亚树国家公园，加利福尼亚州

加利福尼亚州约书亚树国家公园的历史早在1936年8月10日成为国家纪念碑之前就开始了。它位于莫哈维沙漠和科罗拉多沙漠的交汇处，数千年来一直是各种文化的家园。该地最早的居民是来自平托文化的人，他们在公元前8000年到4000年生活在这里。几个世纪后，卡惠拉人、塞拉诺人和切梅惠维人也开始在这片土地上生活。与公园同名的约书亚树生长在占地1242平方英里的土地上。尽管它们的名字是“树”，但它们并不是真正的树，而是一种多肉植物。它们原产于美国西南部和墨西哥北部，可以长到40英尺高。

今天，约书亚树国家公园邀请冒险家们来探索它的地形。这里有很多供你选择的地方，你既可以徒步穿越隐秘的峡谷，参观仙人掌花园，也可以去探索令人惊叹的骷髅岩。到了晚上，这个公园会变成观星者的天堂，正如今天的图片所示的那样。无论你是寻求冒险或片刻的宁静，约书亚树都在开阔的天空下等你。

Joshua Tree National Park, California

Happy anniversary, Joshua Tree National Park! This Californian icon was made a national monument on August 10, 1936. At the meeting point of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts, it 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. Its namesake, the Joshua tree, has also put down roots across this 1,242-square-mile park. This striking plant, pictured on our homepage, is not really a tree, but rather a kind of succulent. Native to the Southwest US and northern Mexico, Joshua trees can grow up to 40 feet tall.

Whether it's hiking through Hidden Valley, visiting the Cholla Cactus Garden, or marveling at Skull Rock, this national park has a lot to offer. By night, it becomes a stargazer's paradise. So, whether you seek adventure, or a moment of tranquility, Joshua Tree awaits with open skies.