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Summer thunderstorm, Joshua Tree National Park        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Generally, the California desert is pretty dry in summer, but occasionally it gets a monsoonal storm:   wet, warm air from the Gulf of California, which often generates thunderstorms.  This storm was in late August in Joshua Tree National Park.   Later on, it developed into a fine sunset.

  • Canon 1D IV, Canon 17-40 zoom, Canon 24-105 IS zoom, or Tokina 11-16 zoom, graduated ND filter (2010)