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Balloon and Joshua Tree

The name Joshua tree was given by a group of Mormons who crossed the Mojave Desert in the mid-19th century. The tree's unique shape reminded them of a Biblical story in which Joshua reaches his hands up to the sky to stop the sun by God's command.

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Uploaded on April 12, 2008
Taken on April 13, 2008