U2's Joshua Tree in Death Valley..

[Abel]

We're here in Cali and I just had to find the location of the Joshua tree that was used in the album artwork.

[Abel]

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[Abel]

One more.

[princer7]

Did the tree die of natural causes or was it destroyed by visitors to the site?

[Abel]

That im not sure of...

[Abel]

It's definitely not an easy site to locate. A ton of sites will show pics but no exact location info.. We knew more less where to park and through using google earth, maps and the photos they shot of the tree I found a pretty ballpark coordinate. It was a pretty good walk off of the highway. Not bad tho

[JustAnotherGinger]

Regardless of the "current state" it is still an awesome place to be.

[princer7]

What was playing on your stereo? Looks to be the tree died of natural causes...

http://www.henrywagner.org/pictures/...Tree/index.php

[venchka]

Joshua Tree National Park or Monument (?-not sure officially which it is) is a genually wonderful place. Fragile. Treated with respect. Enjoyed but not harmed.
I won't rule out that the tree may have been "loved to death."

Abel, I'm glad you found what is left of the tree. There are much more photogenic locations in the area.

Wayne

[Abel]

This actual tree is actually about 300 miles north of joshua tree national park in death valley

[Abel]

We had a great time getting out to death valley and hunting around looking for the tree... it was maybe about 1/4 to 3/8 of a mile off of the main highway.

I had plugged in what I thought was close coordinates into my portable gps and walked up right to it... very neat to see all of the things left behind by other U2 fans and such...