15 February 2021 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Joshua Tree National Park is an American
national park in southeastern
California , east of
Los Angeles and
San Bernardino , near
Palm Springs . It is named for the Joshua trees (
Yucca brevifolia ) native to the
Mojave Desert . Originally declared a
national monument in 1936, Joshua Tree was redesignated as a national park in 1994 when the
U.S. Congress passed the
California Desert Protection Act . Encompassing a total of 790,636 acres (1,235.4 sq mi; 3,199.6 km²) – slightly larger than the state of
Rhode Island – the park includes 429,690 acres (671.4 sq mi; 1,738.9 km²) of designated
wilderness . Straddling
San Bernardino and
Riverside Counties, the park includes parts of two
deserts , each an
ecosystem whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation: the higher Mojave Desert and the lower
Colorado Desert (including the
Coachella Valley ). The
Little San Bernardino Mountains traverse the southwest edge of the park.
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2 May 2011 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , House of the Month
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This is the first permitted shipping container house in the Mojave Desert near Joshua Tree, California, according to a statement by the architect, Walter Scott Perry, principal of
ecotechdesign . The home, also known as The Tim Palen Studio at Shadow Mountain, was built with re-purposed shipping containers and some impressive green elements such as a steel shade system, a living roof, and a 10,000 gallon water storage tank.
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