{"id":372,"date":"2010-02-25T10:37:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-25T17:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/?p=372"},"modified":"2010-02-25T10:37:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-25T17:37:00","slug":"a-few-from-joshua-tree-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/?p=372","title":{"rendered":"A few from Joshua Tree National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During my time in southern California, I have often wanted to go to Joshua Tree National Park. Often I have been deterred by the summer heat, but just somehow never managed to go out there. Finally, thanks to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildernesstravelcourse.org\/\">WTC<\/a> I was able to visit this park for the first time and brought back a few pics. With a huge storm hitting Los Angeles, I knew the weather would be interesting and it did allow for some dramatic skies. Here are a few from the trip.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-373\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7719.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7719.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Moody skies and a rocky peak\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7719.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7719-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moody skies and a rocky peak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7720.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7720.jpg\" alt=\"The dramatic skies continue to change\" title=\"The dramatic skies continue to change\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7720.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7720-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dramatic skies continue to change<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_375\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-375\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7728.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7728.jpg\" alt=\"Sunlight shining like a spotlight\" title=\"Sunlight shining like a spotlight\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7728.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7728-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunlight shining like a spotlight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-376\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7732.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7732.jpg\" alt=\"A beautiful red cactus\" title=\"A beautiful red cactus\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7732.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7732-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A beautiful red cactus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-377\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7740.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7740.jpg\" alt=\"Rain falling in the rocky mountains\" title=\"Rain falling in the rocky mountains\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7740.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7740-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rain falling in the rocky mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-378\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7791.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7791.jpg\" alt=\"Half a rainbow\" title=\"Half a rainbow\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7791.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7791-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Half a rainbow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-379\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7797.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7797.jpg\" alt=\"The end of the rainbow\" title=\"The end of the rainbow\" width=\"706\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7797.jpg 706w, https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_7797-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The end of the rainbow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some pictures from a rainy day in Joshua Tree National 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