Joshua Trees Mojave Desert:
But Barrows says what's even more interesting this year is what's happening to the trees.
"Well it's more than interesting, it's probably unprecedented in anybody's recent memory anyway," said Barrows.
He's talking about the incredible blooms. It's something people up here say they've never seen before on Joshua trees.
Virginia Willis, a 15-year resident, says she has never seen this before.
"I don't know what happened this year, but it's been an incredible display," said Willis. "It doesn't make any sense, but I guess nature is that way, we don't have it all figured out yet."
Barrows says he thinks it might be a stress response by the trees after several years of drought. But the really strange thing is that it's happening all across the Southwest at the same time.
Awesome timing
