Joshua Tree: Desert Reflections

by Stephen Trimble

With its dazzling photographs and lyrical narrative, this book serves as a comprehensive introductory guide to Joshua Tree National Park as well as a memento of past visits. Trimble debunks the image of the desert as a dry barren wasteland by revealing the unexpectedbeauty and variety in the magical desert world.

Genres: Travel

31 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2003

About the author

As writer, editor, and photographer, Stephen Trimble has published 25 award-winning books during 45 years of paying attention to the landscapes and peoples of the Desert West. He’s received The Sierra Club's Ansel Adams Award for photography and conservation and a Doctor of Humane Letters from his alma mater, Colorado College. In 2019, he was honored as one of Utah’s 15 most influential artists.

Trimble speaks and writes as a conservation advocate and has taught writing at the University of Utah. He makes his home in Salt Lake City and in the redrock country of Torrey, Utah. Environmental historian James Aton has said: Trimble's books comprise one of the most well-rounded, sustained, and profound visions of people and landscape that we have ever seen in the American West.