Ryan Ranch in Joshua Tree National Park
Ryan Ranch Ruins with Yucca at Dusk On my visit to Joshua Tree National Park, I had two days: two sunsets and two sunrises. Being the best time of day to capture a quality photograph, I debated carefully over where I ought to be to get the best photo. I try to put myself in a good place at the right time and hope for something special. JTNP has plenty of locations. My wish list included the cholla cactus garden, Ryan Ranch, the Lost Pencil, Hidden Valley, Key's View, Jumbo Rocks, White Tank to name a few. This is the kind of decision that faces a photographer when visiting a major national park: too many good things. I whittled the list down a bit by seeing what had been shot extensively. Jumbo Rocks, Cholla cactus garden and Key's View are photographed so much that I felt a visit to those locations would be unlikely to yield an original photograph. (I did visit most of these locations in the day, though.) Ryan R...