14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Sunrise over Joshua Tree

Knowing that any second the sun would peak it's glowing face above the Eagle Mountains, we ran up the side of that rocky hill—sidestepping numerous species of cacti and hoping to reach the top before it was too late...

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2016
Date Uploaded: 05.2016
Photo Location: Twentynine Palms, California, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 6D
Copyright: © Nathan Carlson