Joshua Tree

Looking into Eureka Valley with the Inyo Mountains beyond. California, USA. The Joshua tree, a large branching yucca, is found in southern California, southern Nevada, and a bit into adjacent Utah and Arizona. It isn't found in the driest areas on the valley floors, but on the lower slopes that get a bit more moisture. Had the early Hollywood filmmakers used settings in these areas, rather than southern Arizona, it would have become iconic of the West instead of the saguaro!