Desert rose aesthetic

Red Rose in the Desert

Just a couple hours from Los Angeles and a short drive from Palm Springs is Joshua Tree National Park. The park is named after the obscure “Joshua Tree”, which looks straight out of a Dr. Seuss book. The trees were apparently named by Mormon pilgrims, who felt the trees looked like the biblical prophet “Joshua”, […]

Pink desert sands

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This is a closeup of a gypsum mineral called "Desert Rose." Here is a short explanation about this interesting mineral. Desert rose is the colloquial name given to rose-like formations of gypsum or baryte crystal clusters which contain abundant grains of sand. The ‘petals’ are crystals flattened on the c crystallographic axis, fanning open in radiating flattened crystal clusters. The rosette crystal habit tends to occur when the crystals form under arid sandy conditions, such as a shallow…

The final day of shooting would be a brief one. I was up at about 4 AM, ready to make the drive to Valley of Fire, with the intention of photographing Pink Canyon until direct sunlight became an i…

We spent the last few days camping and exploring around Valley of Fire. I remember first stumbling on this amazing geological feature many years ago while exploring Valley of Fire – I was so excited. I searched high and low on the internet, and at the time couldn’t find another image of this place, so I kinda feel like I ... Read More