The Joshua Tree Forest: A Tale of Resilience in the Desert
Unusual plants grow in this desert park—they’re called Joshua Trees. Twisted and tenacious, they thrive in a land sculpted by fierce winds and rare, torrential rains. Just a two- to three-hour drive from Los Angeles, this place always stirs something in me. I imagine how deep the roots of these desert trees must reach to find water. And how, in the stillness between boulders and sky, my own roots seem to reach inward—tapping a quiet wellspring of life. Joshua Tree forests speak of survival, of resilience, of a stark beauty shaped by endurance.
“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson