Learn about the geology of Joshua Tree National Park in our new Ranger Minute video with Ranger Christian! | Joshua Tree National Park

Imagine for a moment: you’re hiking in Joshua Tree National Park and look out to see a beautiful landscape of Joshua trees, vegetation, and towering rock formations. Then, suddenly some of those rocks begin to move! You pull out your binoculars (or zoom in with your camera/phone) and find out that whatever’s up there isn’t even rocks… It’s a herd of desert bighorn sheep! Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) are masters of steep and rocky habitats. They have brown-furred bodies with white rump