When we stay at Two Bunch, I usually rise a couple of hours before sunrise so as to be at the Park for the best morning light. After best-light I can be back at the hotel by 10 or 11am ready to join my family and friends for the day. I've now explored the park on numerous occasions and always find something new and exciting to shoot. Pick up a park map as you drive into the park at the Twentynine Palms Visitor's Center. This can be a problem if you enter the park at 5am for a sunrise shoot, because the Center will be closed, so be sure to pick one up on your way out for the next time.
Spring is a great time to visit because of the wildflowers.
But, the Joshua Trees and Cholla Cactus are a visual treat at any time of year. Summer is, as you might expect, extremely hot. No matter what time of year that you visit be sure to take plenty of bottled water and snack food, because there are no services or facilities within the park. Photographed with a Rollei 6008 and 90mm Schneider Makro lens on Provia 100. Though I have hiked it many times, I have yet to photograph it in a way that properly captures its quiet beauty.