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Nestled between the San Bernardino and Coxcomb Mountains

lies the confluence of the Mojave and Colorado deserts,

where the wind rushes through the rocks and valleys.

At night it's the only sound, other than the occasional hoot of an owl and the sound of your

own breath.

This is the soundtrack of Joshua Tree National Park. I'm Jason Epperson, and our story today on America's National Parks comes from

Lauren Eisenberg Davis, an excerpt from her book, Songs of Joshua Tree, an Odyssey through the Music History an remote lost horse cabin. Beyond the service road only sign,

beyond the locked gate ahead sign,

beyond the do not enter sign,

up the long winding dirt road flanked by Joshua trees,

Mojave Yuckas,

fields of desert dandelions, blooming cacti, and other desert

wildflowers.

Lauren spent two weeks as artist and residence at Joshua Tree National Park in California.

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