Clearly mom was in awe of the rock formations of the canyon. We visited this area a few weeks ago while she was here from Canada, on hiatus from the snows and cold temperatures.

She loved the Joshua Trees, had never heard of them before. Click on this picture to get a really good view of the forest of Joshua Trees in the background, with the rock formations in the distance.

I must admit, the first time I'd ever heard of them was when U2 released their 1987 album (Wow! 1987....22 years ago!!!... seems like only yesterday!)