Morongo's Ecotones

This stunning picture alone is almost enough to get you off your duff for a visit to the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve. And if the photograph isn't enough, read more about this natural beauty located near Joshua Tree National Park. Rob Nixon's article, "In the California Desert, Made in the Shade" is compelling: "Big Morongo is rich in ecotones (a lovely, painterly word that describes places where one environment shades into another)." With the photo above to help illustrate, I was easily transported. Add Big Morongo to the list.