we finally made it out to Joshua Tree National park and the 29 Palms Inn. yesterday’s trip out of NYC with Rael was a non-event and getting through the airport was a breeze and the flight was great. Virgin America seems to be a hip airline with seat-back entertainment systems that offered movies, a food menu, and nintendo-style games. fun, but i had my iPhone stacked up with a couple episodes of the documentary, “When We Left the Earth: The NASA Missions”. so i watched that instead.
the drive out to joshua tree was a bit tedious, especially after a 6 hour flight. once we arrived, however, it was such a relief to kick back and have a couple drinks and re-connect with old friends. a bit of drinking after such a long day just acerbates the exhaustion though!
this afternoon, however, we decided to head out and scout some locations in joshua tree and i was blown away by what i saw. there are so many interesting textures and the light was pretty good for early afternoon. rael, josephine, and i decided to do some test shots right there in the Belle Campground inside the park. the vegetation is quite varied with almost everything being prickly, pointed, barbed, or thorny. so, when i saw this small patch of soft grass, i asked rael to strike a quick pose. i really loved the soft texture of this grass and how it contrasts with the harshness all around.
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