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Many of the JTs are blooming. This doesn't happen often. We were lucky to enjoy this throughout our hikes.
https://www.flowersociety.org/jt_botanical.htm Early European settlers often saw the Joshua Tree as grotesque and misshapen. However, the Mormons, trying to find their way back from California to Utah, used the Joshua Tree as a guide. They gave the plant its name in the early 19th century, because it reminded them of the biblical prophet Joshua, with his arms upraised in prayer. They saw this plant as a spiritual sign of welcome into the Promised Land.
https://www.flowersociety.org/jt_botanical.htm Early European settlers often saw the Joshua Tree as grotesque and misshapen. However, the Mormons, trying to find their way back from California to Utah, used the Joshua Tree as a guide. They gave the plant its name in the early 19th century, because it reminded them of the biblical prophet Joshua, with his arms upraised in prayer. They saw this plant as a spiritual sign of welcome into the Promised Land.