20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Skull Rock and the Cosmos

Joshua Tree National Park's landscape looks like something from another planet. The ever-popular Skull Rock is a must see (and is typically overrun by humanity) during the daylight hours, but its true beauty shines underneath brightly burning stars, long after most have departed for the evening.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Twentynine Palms, California, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © Robert Welsted