Joshua trees

[ronwoodcraft]

Joshua tree's

Took these a few days ago in the Mojave desert of California.

 

[Felinepeachy]

Re: Joshua tree's

Great pics. I wonder why they're called Joshua trees

 

[dpitt8]

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here ya go Peachy

The name Joshua tree was given by a group of Mormon settlers who crossed the Mojave Desert in the mid-19th century. The tree's unique shape reminded them of a Biblical story in which Joshua reaches his hands up to the sky in prayer. Ranchers and miners who were contemporary with the Mormon immigrants also took advantage of the Joshua tree, using the trunks and branches as fencing and for fuel for ore-processing steam engines.

The joys of Wikipedia.

 

[Felinepeachy]

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Ah ha! Good to know

 

[RGINN]

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Cool pics. I like the desert. That's not where they tried to cremate Gram Parsons, is it? (Obscure reference, and nobody will get it probably)

 

[ronwoodcraft]

Re: Joshua tree's

here ya go Peachy

The name Joshua tree was given by a group of Mormon settlers who crossed the Mojave Desert in the mid-19th century. The tree's unique shape reminded them of a Biblical story in which Joshua reaches his hands up to the sky in prayer. Ranchers and miners who were contemporary with the Mormon immigrants also took advantage of the Joshua tree, using the trunks and branches as fencing and for fuel for ore-processing steam engines.

The joys of Wikipedia.

Thanks for the info, I wondered about that myself.