tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post5532301116149238161..comments2024-03-17T18:37:36.377-07:00Comments on Geotripper: Christmas Greetings from the Mojave Desert!Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-35671637084336288142008-12-26T14:32:00.000-08:002008-12-26T14:32:00.000-08:00A minor point, but one I confirmed by reading the ...A minor point, but one I confirmed by reading the book of Joshua: Joshua had his arms raised because he was lifting javelins into the air as God had commanded him to do for the seige of the city of Ai. When his army had taken the city, they tore it down, laid the king of Ai's dead ass there by the side of the road and covered it with a big heap of stones. <A HREF="http://geology.about.com/library/weekly/aa091502p1.htm" REL="nofollow">I've always felt</A> that the stones of Joshua Tree National Park also helped inspire the tree's name.Andrew Alden, Oakland Geology bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369367151045054784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-52383139866479316042008-12-22T17:01:00.000-08:002008-12-22T17:01:00.000-08:00Nice, and unusual, photo of the Mojave - I've neve...Nice, and unusual, photo of the Mojave - I've never seen it with snow!Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.com